Genetic Structure and Selection in Subdivided Populations

François Rousset

266 pages, parution le 30/03/2004

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Various approaches have been developed to evaluate the consequences of spatial structure on evolution in subdivided populations. This book is both a review and new synthesis of several of these approaches, based on the theory of spatial genetic structure. François Rousset examines Sewall Wright's methods of analysis based on F-statistics, effective size, and diffusion approximation; coalescent arguments; William Hamilton's inclusive fitness theory; and approaches rooted in game theory and adaptive dynamics. Setting these in a framework that reveals their common features, he demonstrates how efficient tools developed within one approach can be applied to the others.

Rousset not only revisits classical models but also presents new analyses of more recent topics, such as effective size in metapopulations. The book, most of which does not require fluency in advanced mathematics, includes a self-contained exposition of less easily accessible results. It is intended for advanced graduate students and researchers in evolutionary ecology and population genetics, and will also interest applied mathematicians working in probability theory as well as statisticians.

L'auteur - François Rousset

François Rousset is a senior scientist in the Institute of Evolutionary Sciences (ISEM) in Montpellier, France, which operates under the aegis of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Montpellier University.

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Introduction
Selection and drift
Spatially homogeneous dispersal: the island model and isolation by distance
Interpretation of inbreeding and relatedness coefficients in subdivided populations
Evolutionary dynamics
Convergence stability in a spatially homogeneous population
Inclusive fitness, cooperation, and altruism
Diploidy (and sex)
Effective size: concepts and applications to stable populations
Fluctuating demography: neutral models
Selection in class-structured populations
Overview and perspectives
Mathematical appendix

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Éditeur(s)	Princeton University Press
Auteur(s)	François Rousset
Parution	30/03/2004
Nb. de pages	266
Format	14 x 21,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	335g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780691088174
ISBN13	978-0-691-08817-4