Experimental Evolution and the Nature of Biodiversity - Couverture souple

Kassen, Rees

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1936221462 ISBN 13 : 9781936221462

Editeur : Roberts & Company Publishers, 2014

Synopsis

This title explores the central problem in biology, why and how did life become so diverse? Through the text students explore how diversity evolves in microbial populations that occupy some of the simplest environments imaginable, laboratory test tubes. The experiments throughout the text allow students to watch the evolutionary process unfold, while tracking diversification in both phenotype and genotype along the way.
These experiments are combined with new insights coming from next-generation sequencing, they can tell us much more about the sorts of problems and questions related to adaptation and diversity. 

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Rees Kassen is Professor and University Research Chair in Experimental Evolution at the University of Ottawa. He completed his PhD at McGill University and did postodoctoral work at the University of Oxford, UK. His research interests focus on understanding the origins and fate of biodiversity, using microbes as models. He is also actively involved in science policy, currently serving as co-chair of the Global Young Academy, an international academy of early-career researchers acting as the voice of young scientists around the world. He is also past chair of the Partnership Group for Science and Engineering, an association of 26 professional and scientific organizations acting on behalf of over 50,000 members from academia, industry, and government in Canada.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Roberts & Company Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1936221462
• ISBN 13: 9781936221462
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 277
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible