Geographical genetics / Bryan K. Epperson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Epperson, Bryan K., 1957-

Series:

Monographs in population biology ; 38.

Monographs in population biology ; 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical geography.

Population genetics.

Population geography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (372 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Population genetics has made great strides in applying statistical analysis and mathematical modeling to understand how genes mutate and spread through populations over time. But real populations also live in space. Streams, mountains, and other geographic features often divide populations, limit migration, or otherwise influence gene flow. This book rigorously examines the processes that determine geographic patterns of genetic variation, providing a comprehensive guide to their study and interpretation. Geographical Genetics has a unique focus on the mathematical relationships of spatial statistical measures of patterns to stochastic processes. It also develops the probability and distribution theory of various spatial statistics for analysis of population genetic data, detailing exact methods for using various spatial features to make precise inferences about migration, natural selection, and other dynamic forces. The book also reviews the experimental literature on the types of spatial patterns of genetic variation found within and among populations. And it makes an unprecedented strong connection between observed measures of spatial patterns and those predicted theoretically. Along the way, it introduces readers to the mathematics of spatial statistics, applications to specific population genetic systems, and the relationship between the mathematics of space-time processes and the formal theory of geographical genetics. Written by a leading authority, this is the first comprehensive treatment of geographical genetics. It is a much-needed guide to the theory, techniques, and applications of a field that will play an increasingly important role in population biology and ecology.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. Space-Time Population Genetics

2. Geographical Patterns Observed in Nature

3. Ancient Events in Spatial-Temporal Processes

4. Spatial and Space-Time Statistics

5. Theory of Genetics as Stochastic Spatial-Temporal Processes

6. Synthesis: Tying Spatial Patterns among Populations to Space-Time Processes

7. Spatial Patterns Observed within Populations

8. Statistical Methods for Spatial Structure within Populations

9. Theory of Spatial Structure within Populations

10. Emerging Study

Literature Cited

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-351) and index.

ISBN:

9786612505713

9781282505711

1282505718

9781400835621

1400835623

OCLC:

814522310