Population Genetics

Now updated for its second edition,Population Geneticsis theclassic, accessible introduction to the concepts of population genetics.Combiningtraditional conceptual approacheswith classical hypotheses and debates, the book equips students to understanda widearray of empirical studiesthatare based on the first principles of population genetics. Featuring a highly accessible introduction to coalescent theory, as well as coveringthe 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.