Population Biology. Ecological and Evolutionary Viewpoints.

1 Genetic Variation: Prerequisite and Consequence of Evolution.- DNA, the Basis of Inheritance.- Factors Causing Variation in DNA.- Population Genetic Consequences of Transposable Elements.- Evolution of Genome Size.- Gene Families.- Polyploidy.- Gene Activity.- Gene Regulation.- Neutrality.- Gene Interaction.- Recombination.- Phenotype-Genotype Transformation and the Role of Polygenic Analyses of Variation.- 2 Natural Selection: Measures and...