Population Genetics and Microevolutionary Theory

1. Scope and Basic Premises of Population Genetics.

PART I:POPULATION STRUCTURE AND HISTORY.

2. Modeling Evolution and the Hardy-Weinberg Law.

3. Systems of Mating.

4. Genetic Drift.

5. Genetic Drift in Large Populations and Coalescence.

6. Gene Flow and Population Subdivision.

7. Gene Flow and Population History.

PART II: GENOTYPE AND PHENOTYPE.

8. Basic Quantitative Genetic Definitions and Theory.

9. Quantitative Genetics: Unmeasured Genotypes.

10. Quantitative Genetics: Measured Genotypes.

PART III: NATURAL SELECTION AND ADAPTATION.

11. Natural Selection.

12. Interactions of Natural Selection with Other Evolutionary Forces.

13. Units and Targets of Selection.

14. Selection in Heterogeneous Environments.

15. Serlection in Age-Structured Populations.

Appendix 1: Genetic Survey Techniques.

Appendix 2: Probability and Statistics.

References.

Problems and Answers.

Index.