Evolution and Genetics of Life Histories

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