The Driving Forces of Evolution
Genetic Processes in Populations
David Wool: Professor (Emeritus) of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Israel
ISBN 978-1-57808-445-6; 2006; 362 pages, hc; US$ 66.60      Buy Now


Contents:

Part I: Mainly Theory
. The Beginning
. Evolution as an On-going Process
. Populations at Equilibrium: The Hardy-Weinberg Law
. Deviation from Equilibrium: Genetic Drift—Random Changes in Small Populations
. Deviations from Equilibrium: Mutations
. Deviations from Equilibrium: Migration
. Deviations from Equilibrium: Non-random Mating
. Deviation from Equilibrium: Selection

Part II: Selection in Nature
. The Theory of Natural Selection: A Historical Outline
. Genetic Variation in Natural Populations
. Genetic Variation in Natural Populations (continued)
. Evolutionary Processes in Natural Populations
. Natural Selection and Adaptation
. Natural Selection and Polymorphism
. Classification of Selection Processes
. Evolution in Asexually-reproducing Populations
. Laboratory Populations as Models for Natural Selection
. The Neutralist-Selectionist Controversy: ‘Non-Darwinian’ Evolution?
. The Neutrality Hypothesis: Molecular Support—and Evidence to the Contrary
. Molecular Evolution

Part III: Macro-evolution
. The Concepts of ‘Species in Evolution
. Formation of New Species (Speciation)
. Speciation, Extinction of Species and Phylogeny
. Evolutionary Processes in Human Populations
. Strategies in Evolution