PRINCIPLES OF POPULATION GENETICS (REVISED))HC)

THIS THOROUGHLY UPDATED FOURTH EDITION PROVIDES A BALANCED PRESENTATION OF THEORY AND OBSERVATION. IT INTRODUCES THE PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS AND STATISTICS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO POPULATION STUDIES, AND EXAMINES THE FORCES AFFECTING GENETIC VARIATION FROM THE MOLECULAR TO THE ORGANISMIC LEVEL. INTEGRATED THROUGHOUT THE BOOK ARE DESCRIPTIONS OF MOLECULAR METHODS USED TO STUDY VARIATION IN NATURAL POPULATIONS, AS WELL AS EXPLANATIONS OF THE RELEVANT ESTIMATION THEORY USING ACTUAL DATA.