{"product_id":"9781475709049","title":"Genetic Structure and Local Adaptation in Natural Insect Populations","description":"Providing an essential foundation for evolutionary theory, this  comprehensive volume examines patterns of genetic variation within  natural insect populations, and explores the underlying mechanisms  that lead to the genetic divergence of coexisting organisms. In  particular, the text investigates current research on finescale  genetic structure in natural insect populations.   Internationally renowned scientists offer a wealth of current  information not previously published. Part I present case studies of  adaptive genetic structure in natural insect populations, including a  critical discussion of the strenghts and weaknesses of the  experimental methods employed. Part II addresses the ecological  mechanisms that produce adaptive genetic structure in natural insect  populations. Part III describes how behavioral and life-history  patterns influence genetic structure. Finally, Part IV combines  theoretical and empirical approaches linking genetic structure at the  population level with larger-scale patterns of variation, such as host  race formation and speciation.   This broad-ranging, interdisciplinary source of information supplies a  thorough examination of the mechanisms that promote and impede genetic  structure in natural insect populations. It is a book that will be of  interest to undergraduate and graduate students, and to researchers in  the fields of ecology, evolution, insect and plant systems,  entomology, and population genetics.","brand":"Susan Mopper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46784288850238,"sku":"9781475709049","price":3065.53,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9781475709049_52f356ab-7ce2-4518-8358-ae0b037291cf.jpg?v=1707479737","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9781475709049","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}