Springer Evolutionary Biology: Concept, Modeling, and Application

This volume starts with the report of the "12th Evolutionary Biology Meeting" in Marseille, which gives a general idea of the meeting’s epistemological stance. This is followed by 22 chapters and a selection of the most representative contributions. From the Back Cover The annual Evolutionary Biology Meetings in Marseille aim to bring together leading scientists, promoting an exchange of state-of-the-art knowledge and the formation of inter-group collaborations. This book presents the most representative contributions to the 13th meeting, which was held in September 2009. It comprises 21 chapters, which are organized into the following three categories: Evolutionary Biology Concepts Genome/Molecular Evolution Morphological Evolution/Speciation This book offers an up-to-date overview of evolutionary biology concepts and their use in the biology of the 21st century."