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Experimental Evolution and the Nature of Biodiversity

Name: Experimental Evolution and the Nature of Biodiversity
Brand: Oxford University Press
SKU: 9780192898678
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Contributors:

Rees Kassen

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Science

Book Subcategory:

Life Sciences

Book Topic:

Evolution, Genetics & Genomics

Edition Description:

2nd Edition

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Release Date:

2024-08-29

ISBN 13:

9780192898678

Weight:

1.34 lbs

Size:

9.67 x 7.51 x 0.56 inches

Pages:

272

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Uncovering the principles governing the origin and fate of biodiversity is the central goal of modern biology. The first edition (2014) of this novel textbook drew on more than two decades of research in microbial experimental evolution to provide a sketch of a general, empirically grounded theory of biodiversity and the first synthetic treatment of experimental evolution. It has since become an indispensable resource to research laboratories around the world as an essential introduction to the field.

However, the science has moved on considerably over the last decade and an updated and expanded treatment of the subject is now timely. Three developments bearing directly on the issue of the nature of biodiversity now deserve particular attention and inclusion: (1) The introduction of high-throughput tools to capture the detailed dynamics of genetic variation are revealing that adaptation is a far more complex process than previously anticipated; (2) A rapidly expanding literature on adaptation and diversification in the kinds of physically complex, multispecies assemblages thought to characterize natural communities; and (3) A growing literature on the evolution of novelty and innovation that takes advantage of the unique features of microbial evolution experiments to study both the ecology and genetics of this process. In this second edition the author updates existing analyses with more recent work, expands on existing chapters to include the most important new ideas, and incorporates three new chapters (parallel and convergent evolution; the evolution of novelty and innovation; coevolution), detailing their respective contributions to our improved understanding of adaptation and diversification.

Experimental Evolution and the Nature of Biodiversity is an accessible, upper level textbook aimed principally at graduate students and practising researchers interested in the evolution of biodiversity, particularly through the lens of experimental evolution.

About the Author
Rees Kassen is Professor of Evolutionary Biology and Trottier Professor of Science and Public Policy at McGill University. After completing his PhD in 2001, Rees did postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford, then joined the University of Ottawa in 2003. He moved to McGill in 2023. In addition to research and teaching, Rees is active at the interface between science, society, and policy, currently serving as Director of the Trottier Institute of Science and Public Policy at McGill.

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