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Evolution and Genetics in Life Histories

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1982

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Editors:
  1. Hugh Dingle

    1. Program in Evolutionary Ecology and Behavior Department of Zoology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA

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  2. Joseph P. Hegmann

    1. Program in Evolutionary Ecology and Behavior Department of Zoology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA

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Part of the book series: Proceedings in Life Sciences (LIFE SCIENCES)

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Table of contents (14 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introductory Chapter

    1. Genetics, Ecology, and the Evolution of Life Histories

      • Hugh Dingle, Joseph P. Hegmann
      Pages 1-3

  5. Modes of Reproduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
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    2. The Prophecies of Parthenogenesis

      • Alan R. Templeton
      Pages 75-101

    3. Competition and Adaptation Among Diploid and Polyploid Clones of Unisexual Fishes

      • R. Jack Schultz
      Pages 103-119

    4. The Evolution of Life Span

      • Charles E. King
      Pages 121-138

    5. Life History Variation in Dioecious Plant Populations: A Case Study of Chamaelirium luteum

      • Thomas R. Meagher, Janis J. Antonovics
      Pages 139-154

  6. Life History Variation Within Populations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
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    2. The Measurement of the Direct and Indirect Intensities of Natural Selection

      • Roger W. Doyle, Ransom A. Myers
      Pages 157-176

    3. Phenotypic and Genetic Covariance Structure in Milkweed Bug Life History Traits

      • Joseph P. Hegmann, Hugh Dingle
      Pages 177-185

  7. Life History Variation Among Populations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
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    2. An Investigation of the Effects of Temperature on the Genetic Organization of Life History Indices in Three Populations of Drosophila melanogaster

      • James T. Giesel, Patricia Murphy, Michael Manlove
      Pages 189-207

    3. Population Crosses and the Genetic Structure of Milkweed Bug Life Histories

      • Hugh Dingle, William S. Blau, Carl Kice Brown, Joseph P. Hegmann
      Pages 209-229

  8. Closing Discussion

    1. Closing Discussion

      • Hugh Dingle, Joseph P. Hegmann
      Pages 231-244
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About this book

This volume is the result of a symposium entitled "Variation in Life Histories: Genetics and Evolutionary Processes" sponsored by the Program in Evolutionary Ecology and Behavior of the University of Iowa and held in Iowa City on October 13 and 14, 1980. Prompted by a recent upsurge of interest in the evolution of life histories, we chose this topic because of the obvious association between life history traits and Darwinian fit­ ness. If such an association were to be fruitfully investigated, it would require the closer cooperation of population and evolutionary ecologists and quantitative and population geneticists. To encourage such an association, our symposium had four major aims: first, to facilitate intellectual exchange across disciplines among an array of biologists studying life histories; second, to encourage exploration of genetic variance and covari­ ance for life history traits; third, to consider the ecological background for genetic vari­ ability; and finally, to facilitate a comparative overview both within and among species. Obviously such broad aims cannot be met totally in a single volume, but we think we have succeeded reasonably well in providing a representative and nourishing intel­ lectual feast. We see this book as a stimulus to the coordination of future efforts in an important and expanding area of inquiry. We have divided the book into six sections.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Program in Evolutionary Ecology and Behavior Department of Zoology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA

    Hugh Dingle, Joseph P. Hegmann

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Evolution and Genetics in Life Histories

  • Editors: Hugh Dingle, Joseph P. Hegmann

  • Series Title: Proceedings in Life Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6270-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-6272-2Published: 13 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-6270-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0172-6625

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 250

  • Topics: Zoology

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