The Statistics of Natural Selection
Published on 15. October 1987
Book
Paperback/Softback
500 pages
978-0-412-30700-3 (ISBN)
Description
This text offers not only a summary of the methods of data analysis which are applicable to natural selection, but also attempts to provide an historical context. Examples are an important feature and have been carefully selected from the research literature. The practical aspects of interpretation and analysis are stressed, as is shown by the inclusion of statistical appendices, computer program listing and worked examples. It should also be of interest to statisticians and biometricians.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
references, index
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
800 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-30700-3 (9780412307003)
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Content
The study of evidence for natural selection. Mark-recapture experiments. Samples taken from a population within one generation. Comparison of live and dead animals. Complete counts of survivors. Evidence from the spatial distribution of a population. Association between related species. Gene frequency changes at a single genetic locus. Equilibrium gene frequencies at a single locus. Linkage disequilibrium and selection at two or more loci. Selection on quantitative variables. Further analyses using genetic data. Non-random mating and sexual selection.