Preface I. History and Conceptual Background 1. The History and Purview of Phylogeography 2. Demography-Phylogeny Connections II. Empirical Intraspecific Phylogeography 3. Lessons from Human Analyses 4. Intraspecific Patterns in other Animals III. Genealogical Concordance: Toward Speciation and Beyond 5. Genealogical Concordance 6. Speciation Processes and Extended Genealogy Works Cited Index
John C. Avise is Professor of Genetics at the University of Georgia and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1994 he served as President of the Society for the Study of Evolution.
Phylogeography is a growth area of evolutionary biology. John Avise
coined the term ‘phylogeography’ in 1987 and has been the prime
mover in promoting the successful development of the field ever
since. It is therefore to be welcomed that he has written this book
which reviews the history of phylogeography, the fundamental
principles of the field, and the current and future value of
phylogeography within biogeography and evolutionary biology… I was
very impressed by the manner in which Avise communicates the
fundamentals of phylogeographic theory. He introduces much of this
theory early on but elegantly extends concepts as necessary later
in the book. He is exceptionally clear in discussing coalescence,
lineage sorting, gene trees, species trees, differing consequences
of nuclear vs. mitochondrial markers, etc.… A very good book… It
deserves considerable success.
*Heredity*
Phylogeography is an enjoyable and gap-filling synopsis that
introduces an actively developing research area. Given its alleged
integrative function, [this] book is clearly set apart from other
current treatments on population genetics and phylogenetic biology…
For graduate students and professionals, [this book is] a very
amenable read and a valuable reference source for further
inquiry.
*Plant Systematics and Evolution*
Avise founded the study of phylogeography, and the field has become
an extremely active area in evolutionary biology. While most of the
studies are of species of animals, there is a substantial number on
humans, and some on plants. I doubt that anyone could have created
a book on phylogeography that would be as authoritative and
insightful. Avise not only compiles the literature for the reader,
he summarizes many of the best studies, and then directs future
studies by indicating where the field is shallow, and where the
field needs to go. His writing style is easy to read, direct and
clear. This is a fine book.
*Jeffry B. Mitton, University of Colorado at Boulder*
Phylogeography is a wonderful work and will be a benchmark
contribution. The writing style is simple and direct, the content
fabulous and the perspective illuminating. It will be a valuable
resource for graduate students and other professionals in the field
of population genetics, but it should interest all biologists.
*Stephen Palumbi, Harvard University*
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