Experimental evolution and the nature of biodiversity / Rees Kassen, PhD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kassen, Rees, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biodiversity.

Evolution.

Biology, Experimental.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2024.

Summary:

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. 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.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2014.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 11, 2024).

ISBN:

0-19-192493-8

OCLC:

1425894500