Population Genetics: A Concise Guide

by John H. Gillespie

This concise introduction offers students and researchers an overview of the discipline that connects genetics and evolution. Addressing the theories behind population genetics and relevant empirical evidence, John Gillespie discusses genetic drift, natural selection, nonrandom mating, quantitative genetics, and the evolutionary advantage of sex. First published to wide acclaim in 1998, this brilliant primer has been updated to include new sections on molecular evolution, genetic drift, genetic load, the stationary distribution, and two-locus dynamics. This book is indispensable for students working in a laboratory setting or studying free-ranging populations.

Genres: Genetics, Science, Biology, Evolution, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Reference

232 pages, Paperback

First published July 2, 1997

Reviews

[Kyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good book to get the basic ideas of population genetics. The explanations are fairly good though there are a few that require some additional thought or research before they make sense. If you are looking to get an understanding of the many theories and models that are used, this is an excellent volume that gives short, but complete descriptions.

This volume will require some facility with calculus I like manipulation (that is, you should be ready for a lot of algebra and have an awareness of what integrals mean).

[Pantoufle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un excellent guide de poche pour reviser la genetique des populations. N'hesitez pas a le mettre dans votre bibliotheque.
On pourra mentionner que le livre a les defauts de ses avantages, et les informations sont tres condensees. On pourra preferer Principles of Population Genetics de Hartl Clak pour un premier contact avec la matiere. Mais le livre de Gillespie reste un ouvrage de reference pour cette matiere.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Concise and clear summary of difficult topics.

[Marcos Egea gutiérrez-cortines · Rating 5 out of 5]

Difficult to read, concise, needs paper to go through the maths if you want to get all the knowledge packed in it.