Now updated for its second edition,Ā Population GeneticsĀ is theĀ classic, accessible introduction to the concepts of population genetics.Ā CombiningĀ traditional conceptual approachesĀ with classical hypotheses and debates, the book equips students to understandĀ a wideĀ array of empirical studiesĀ thatĀ are based on the first principles of population genetics.Ā
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Featuring a highly accessible introduction to coalescent theory, as well as coveringĀ the major conceptual advances in population genetics of the last two decades, the second edition now also includes end of chapter problem sets and revised coverage of recombination in the coalescent model, metapopulation extinction and recolonization, and the fixation index.