Mathematical Population Genetics

I. Theoretical Introduction

Warren J. Ewens - Collection Interdisciplinary applied mathematics

418 pages, parution le 13/02/2004

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Population genetics occupies a central role in a number of important biological and social undertakings. It is fundamental to our understanding of evolutionary processes, of plant and animal breeding programs, and of various diseases of particular importance to mankind. This is the first of a planned two-volume work discussing the mathematical aspects of population genetics, with an emphasis on the evolutionary theory. This first volume draws heavily from the author's classic 1979 edition, which appeared originally in Springer's Biomathematics series. It has been revised and expanded to include recent topics which follow naturally from the treatment in the earlier edition, e.g., the theory of molecular population genetics.

This book will appeal to graduate students and researchers in mathematical biology and other mathematically-trained scientists looking to enter the field of population genetics.

Written for:
Graduate students and researchers in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Biology

L'auteur - Warren J. Ewens

Warren J. Ewens holds the Christopher H. Brown Distinguished Professorship at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of two books, Population Genetics and Mathematical Population Genetics. He is a senior editor of Annals of Human Genetics and has served on the editorial boards of Theoretical Population Biology, GENETICS, Proceedings of the Royal Society B and SIAM Journal in Mathematical Biology. He is a fellow of the Royal Society and the Australian Academy of Science.

Sommaire

Preface
Historical Background
Technicalities and generalizations
Discrete Stochastic Models
Diffusion Theory
Applications of Diffusion Theory
Two Loci
Many Loci
Further Considerations
Molecular Population Genetics: Introduction
Looking Backwards in Time: The Coalescent
Looking Backwards: Testing The Neutral Theory
Looking Backwards in Time: Population and Species Comparisons

Appendices
References
Author Index
Subject Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	Warren J. Ewens
Collection	Interdisciplinary applied mathematics
Parution	13/02/2004
Nb. de pages	418
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Broché
Poids	730g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780387201917
ISBN13	978-0-387-20191-7