Evolution and Genetics of Life Histories

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Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introductory Chapter Genetics, Ecology, and the Evolution of Life Histories....Pages 1-3 Front Matter....Pages 5-5 Some Theoretical Considerations Concerning Life History Evolution....Pages 7-20 Elements of a Quantitative Genetic Model of Life History Evolution....Pages 21-29 Front Matter....Pages 31-31 Models for Physiological and Genetic Adaptation to Variable Environments....Pages 33-50 Evolution of Seasonal Adaptations and Life History Traits in Chrysopa: Response to Diverse Selective Pressures....Pages 51-72 Front Matter....Pages 73-73 The Prophecies of Parthenogenesis....Pages 75-101 Competition and Adaptation among Diploid and Polyploid Clones of Unisexual Fishes....Pages 103-119 The Evolution of Life Span....Pages 121-138 Life History Variation in Dioecious Plant Populations: A Case Study of Chamaelirium luteum ....Pages 139-154 Front Matter....Pages 155-155 The Measurement of the Direct and Indirect Intensities of Natural Selection....Pages 157-176 Phenotypic and Genetic Covariance Structure in Milkweed Bug Life History Traits....Pages 177-185 Front Matter....Pages 187-187 An Investigation of the Effects of Temperature on the Genetic Organization of Life History Indices in Three Populations of Drosophila melanogaster ....Pages 189-207 Population Crosses and the Genetic Structure of Milkweed Bug Life Histories....Pages 209-229 Closing Discussion....Pages 231-244 Back Matter....Pages 245-250