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Contributors © Copyright, Princeton University Press. No part of this book may be distributed, posted, or reproduced in any form by digital or mechanical means without prior written permission of the publisher. Contributors Aneil F. Agrawal, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Graham Bell, Department of Biology, McGill University Biology, University of Toronto III.6 RESPONSES TO SELECTION: EXPERIMENTAL IV.5 GENETIC LOAD POPULATIONS Michael E. Alfaro, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Yehuda Ben-Shahar, Department of Biology, Washington Biology, University of California, Los Angeles University in St. Louis VI.15 KEY EVOLUTIONARY INNOVATIONS VII.1 GENES, BRAINS, AND BEHAVIOR Garland E. Allen, Department of Biology, Washington Michael J. Benton, School of Earth Sciences, University of University in St. Louis Bristol I.2 THE HISTORY OF EVOLUTIONARY THOUGHT VI.13 CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF EXTINCTION Dan I. Andersson, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Janette W. Boughman, Department of Zoology, Michigan Microbiology, Uppsala University State University VIII.3 EVOLUTION OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE VI.5 SPECIATION AND SEXUAL SELECTION Michael J. Angilletta Jr., School of Life Sciences, Arizona Paul M. Brakefield, Department of Zoology, University of State University Cambridge III.13 BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS V.10 EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT: ORGANISMS Charles F. Aquadro, Department of Molecular Biology and Edmund D. Brodie III, Department of Biology, University of Genetics, Cornell University Virginia V.1 MOLECULAR EVOLUTION III.5 PHENOTYPIC SELECTION ON QUANTITATIVE Jonathan W. Atwell, Department of Biology, Indiana TRAITS University C. Alex Buerkle, Department of Botany and Program in VII.2 EVOLUTION OF HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR Ecology, University of Wyoming Francisco J. Ayala, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary VI.6 GENE FLOW, HYBRIDIZATION, AND Biology, University of California, Irvine SPECIATION VIII.13 EVOLUTION AND RELIGION Michael A. Cant, Biosciences, University of Exeter Doris Bachtrog, Department of Integrative Biology, VII.10 COOPERATIVE BREEDING University of California, Berkeley Paulyn Cartwright, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary V.4 EVOLUTION OF SEX CHROMOSOMES Biology, University of Kansas Charles F. Baer, Department of Biology, University of Florida II.15 ORIGIN AND EARLY EVOLUTION OF ANIMALS IV.2 MUTATION Amy Cavanaugh, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Rock County Nathan W. Bailey, School of Biology, University of St. Andrews VIII.5 DOMESTICATION AND THE EVOLUTION OF AGRICULTURE VII.15 EVOLUTION OF APPARENTLY NONADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR Michel Chapuisat, Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne Timothy G. Barraclough, Division of Ecology and Evolution, Imperial College London VII.13 EVOLUTION OF EUSOCIALITY VI.2 SPECIATION PATTERNS Deborah Charlesworth, School of Biological Sciences, Spencer C. H. Barrett, Department of Ecology and University of Edinburgh Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto IV.6 INBREEDING IV.8 EVOLUTION OF MATING SYSTEMS: OUTCROSSING Julia Clarke, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of VERSUS SELFING Texas at Austin N. H. Barton, Institute of Science and Technology Austria II.8 TAXONOMY IN A PHYLOGENETIC FRAMEWORK IV.4 RECOMBINATION AND SEX Peter R. Crane, School of Forestry and Environmental David A. Baum, Department of Botany, University of Studies, Yale University Wisconsin, Madison II.13 MAJOR EVENTS IN THE EVOLUTION OF LAND II PHYLOGENETICS AND THE HISTORY OF LIFE PLANTS © Copyright, Princeton University Press. No part of this book may be distributed, posted, or reproduced in any form by digital or mechanical means without prior written permission of the publisher. x Contributors Cameron R. Currie, Department of Bacteriology, University Richard G. Harrison, Department of Ecology and of Wisconsin, Madison Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University VIII.5 DOMESTICATION AND THE EVOLUTION OF VI.1 SPECIES AND SPECIATION AGRICULTURE Marc D. Hauser, Independent Scholar David Deamer, Department of Biomolecular Engineering, VII.14 COGNITION: PHYLOGENY, ADAPTATION, AND BY- University of California, Santa Cruz PRODUCTS II.10 THE ORIGIN OF LIFE John Hawks, Department of Anthropology, University of Michael J. Donoghue, Department of Ecology and Wisconsin, Madison Evolutionary Biology, Yale University II.18 HUMAN EVOLUTION II.4 HISTORICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY Philip Hedrick, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State Dieter Ebert, Zoological Institute, University Universita¨t Basel IV.1 GENETIC DRIFT VIII.2 EVOLUTION OF PARASITE VIRULENCE Noel A. Heim, Department of Geology and Evolutionary Scott P. Egan, Department of Biological Sciences, University Science, Stanford University of Notre Dame II.9 THE FOSSIL RECORD VI.9 SPECIATION AND GENOME EVOLUTION Michael E. Hellberg, Department of Biological Sciences, Andrew D. Ellington, Department of Chemistry and Louisiana State University Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin II.5 PHYLOGEOGRAPHY VIII.7 DIRECTED EVOLUTION David S. Hibbett, Department of Biology, Clark University Jeffrey Feder, Department of Biological Sciences, University II.14 MAJOR EVENTS IN THE EVOLUTION OF FUNGI of Notre Dame Hopi E. Hoekstra, Department of Organismic and VI.9 SPECIATION AND GENOME EVOLUTION Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University Lila Fishman, Division of Biological Sciences, University of V GENES, GENOMES, PHENOTYPES Montana Ary Hoffmann, Department of Genetics and Zoology, IV.7 SELFISH GENETIC ELEMENTS AND GENETIC University of Melbourne CONFLICT III.8 LIMITS AND CONSTRAINTS Douglas J. Futuyma, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University Mark Holder, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas III NATURAL SELECTION AND ADAPTATION II.2 PHYLOGENETIC INFERENCE Dana H. Geary, Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin, Madison Kent E. Holsinger, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary II.9 THE FOSSIL RECORD Biology, University of Connecticut III.3 THEORY OF SELECTION IN POPULATIONS J. Peter Gogarten, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut Robert D. Holt, Department of Ecology, University of Florida II.11 EVOLUTION IN THE PROKARYOTIC GRADE III.14 EVOLUTION OF THE ECOLOGICAL NICHE Emma E. Goldberg, Biological Sciences, University of Robin Hopkins, Department of Integrative Biology, Illinois, Chicago University of Texas at Austin VI.14 SPECIES SELECTION VI.4 SPECIATION AND NATURAL SELECTION Peter R. Grant, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Gene Hunt, Department of Paleobiology Smithsonian Biology, Princeton University Institution, National Museum of Natural History VI.10 ADAPTIVE RADIATION VI.12 MACROEVOLUTIONARY TRENDS Michael D. Greenfield, Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie John Jaenike, Department of Biology, University of de l’Insecte, Universite´ de Tours Rochester VII.7 EVOLUTION OF COMMUNICATION IV.7 SELFISH GENETIC ELEMENTS AND GENETIC CONFLICT Elizabeth Hannon, Department of History and Philosophy of Farish A. Jenkins Jr., Late Professor of Biology, Harvard Science, University of Cambridge University VIII.10 CULTURAL EVOLUTION II.17 MAJOR FEATURES OF TETRAPOD EVOLUTION Sara J. Hanson, Department of Biology and Program in Michael D. Jennions, Research School of Biology, Australian Genetics, University of Iowa National University V.2 GENOME EVOLUTION VII.6 SEXUAL SELECTION: MATE CHOICE Luke J. Harmon, Department of Biological Sciences, Laura A. Katz, Department of Biological Sciences, Smith University of Idaho College _ VI.11 MACROEVOLUTIONARY RATES II.12 ORIGIN AND DIVERSIFICATION OF EUKARYOTES © Copyright, Princeton University Press. No part of this book may be distributed, posted, or reproduced in any form by digital or mechanical means without prior written permission of the publisher. Contributors xi Paul Keim, Department of Biology, Northern Arizona Joel W. McGlothlin, Department of Biological Sciences, University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VIII.4 EVOLUTION AND MICROBIAL FORENSICS VII.2 EVOLUTION OF HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR Laurent Keller, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Daniel McNabney, Department of Biology, University of University of Lausanne Rochester VII.13 EVOLUTION OF EUSOCIALITY VI.8 GENETICS OF SPECIATION Department of Biology, Indiana Ellen D. Ketterson, John M. McNamara, School of Mathematics, University University of Bristol VII.2 EVOLUTION OF HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR VII.3 GAME THEORY AND BEHAVIOR Joel G. Kingsolver, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Mark A. McPeek, Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College III.7 RESPONSES TO SELECTION: NATURAL POPULATIONS VI.16 EVOLUTION OF COMMUNITIES Department of Entomology and Hanna Kokko, Research School of Biology, Australian Christine W. Miller, National University Nematology, University of Florida VII.6 SEXUAL SELECTION: MATE CHOICE VII.5 SEXUAL SELECTION: MALE-MALE COMPETITION Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Mathias Ko¨ lliker, Department of Environmental Sciences, Anto´nia Monteiro, University of Basel Biology, Yale University VII.8 EVOLUTION OF PARENTAL CARE V.11 EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT: MOLECULES Department of Biology, Duke University Allan Larson, Department of Biology, Washington Jacob A. Moorad, University in St. Louis VII.16 AGING AND MENOPAUSE II.6 CONCEPTS IN CHARACTER MACROEVOLUTION: Allen J. Moore, Department of Genetics, University of ADAPTATION, HOMOLOGY, AND EVOLVABILITY Georgia Richard E. Lenski, Departments of Microbiology & VII EVOLUTION OF BEHAVIOR, SOCIETY, AND HUMANS
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