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Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics
A Brief History of Shifting Paradigms
The only work encapsulating the history of evolutionary genetics in a concise, informative, and entertaining format
John C. Avise (Author)
9780124201668, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 7 April 2014
184 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.3 cm, 0.3 kg
"I will recommend it for the pleasure of reading his selection of 70 outstanding contributions to evolutionary genetics and the stimulus it will provide to readers." --The Quarterly Review of Biology
Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics is a pithy, lively book occupying a special niche—the conceptual history of evolutionary genetics— not inhabited by any other available treatment. Written by a world-leading authority in evolutionary genetics, this work encapsulates and ranks 70 of the most significant paradigm shifts in evolutionary biology and genetics during the century-and-a-half since Darwin and Mendel. The science of evolutionary genetics is central to all of biology, but many students and other practitioners have little knowledge of its historical roots and conceptual developments. This book fills that knowledge gap in a thought-provoking and readable format. This fascinating chronological journey along the many conceptual pathways to our modern understanding of evolutionary and genetic principles is a wonderful springboard for discussions in undergraduate or graduate seminars in evolutionary biology and genetics. But more than that, anyone interested in the history and philosophy of science will find much of value between its covers.
IntroductionPart I. The First 50 Years (1859-1910): Laying the FoundationsPart II. The Next 50 Years (1910-1960): Expanding the FoundationsPart III. The 1960s and 1970s: Dawn of the Molecular EraPart IV. Post-1980: Elaborating and Revisiting the FoundationsEpilogueGlossaryIndex
Subject Areas: Molecular biology [PSD], Genetics [non-medical PSAK], Ecological science, the Biosphere [PSAF], Life sciences: general issues [PSA]
