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Evolutionary Biology: Genome Evolution, Speciation, Coevolution and Origin of Life

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Pierre Pontarotti

    1. CNRS, Laboratoire Évolution Biologique et Modélisation, Université d'Aix-Marseille, Marseille, France

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Molecular and Genome Evolution

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Comparative Biochemistry and Evolution of Milk Oligosaccharides of Monotremes, Marsupials, and Eutherians

      • Tadasu Urashima, Michael Messer, Olav T. Oftedal
      Pages 3-33

    3. Genomics-Based Insights into the Evolution of Secondary Metabolite Biosynthesis in Actinomycete Bacteria

      • Sergey B. Zotchev
      Pages 35-45

    4. A Preliminary Transcriptomic Study of Galaxiid Fishes Reveals a Larval Glycoprotein Gene Under Strong Positive Selection

      • Graham P. Wallis, Lise J. Wallis
      Pages 47-68

    5. Land Bridge Calibration of Rates of Molecular Evolution in a Widespread Rodent

      • J. S. Herman, J. Paupério, P. C. Alves, J. B. Searle
      Pages 69-86

    6. Polyploid Speciation and Genome Evolution: Lessons from Recent Allopolyploids

      • Malika L. Ainouche, Jonathan F. Wendel
      Pages 87-113

    7. Evolutionary Divergence in Human Versus Mouse Innate Immune Gene Regulation and Function

      • Ronan Kapetanovic, Juliana K. Ariffin, Matthew J. Sweet
      Pages 115-155

    8. Evolutionary Genomics of Miniature Inverted-Repeat Transposable Elements (MITEs) in Plants

      • Jiongjiong Chen, Qun Hu, Chen Lu, Hanhui Kuang
      Pages 157-168

    9. Horizontal Gene Transfer and the Role of Restriction-Modification Systems in Bacterial Population Dynamics

      • George Vernikos, Duccio Medini
      Pages 169-190

    10. Quartet Partitioning Reveals Hybrid Origins of the Vertebrate

      • Michael Syvanen, Bryan Ericksen, Simone Linz, Jonathan Ducore
      Pages 191-205

    11. Evidence for Ancient Horizontal Gene Acquisitions in Bdelloid Rotifers of the Genus Adineta

      • Boris Hespeels, Jean-François Flot, Alessandro Derzelle, Karine Van Doninck
      Pages 207-225

  3. Phylogeography, Speciation and Coevolution

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 227-227
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    2. Evolutionary History of Maternal Plant-Manipulation and Larval Feeding Behaviours in Attelabidae (Coleoptera; Curculionoidea) and Evolution of Plant-Basal Weevil Interaction

      • Chisato Kobayashi, Yudai Okuyama, Kazuhide Kawazoe, Masakado Kawata, Makoto Kato
      Pages 229-245

    3. Microevolution of Insect–Bacterial Mutualists: A Population Genomics Perspective

      • Amanda M. V. Brown
      Pages 247-259

    4. Why Did Terrestrial Insect Diversity Not Increase During the Angiosperm Radiation? Mid-Mesozoic, Plant-Associated Insect Lineages Harbor Clues

      • Conrad Labandeira
      Pages 261-299

    5. The Evolution and Pollination of Oceanic Bellflowers (Campanulaceae)

      • Marisa Alarcón, Juan José Aldasoro, Cristina Roquet, Jens M. Olesen
      Pages 301-322

    6. In Search of Phylogeographic Patterns in the Northeastern Atlantic and Adjacent Seas

      • Sara M. Francisco, Joana I. Robalo, André Levy, Vítor C. Almada
      Pages 323-338

    7. The Evolutionary Space Model to be Used for the Metagenomic Analysis of Molecular and Adaptive Evolution in the Bacterial Communities

      • E. V. Pershina, A. S. Dolnik, G. S. Tamazyan, K. V. Vyatkina, Y. B. Porozov, A. G. Pinaev et al.
      Pages 339-355

    8. Topopatric Speciation: From Simulations to Theory

      • David M. Schneider
      Pages 357-367
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About this book

This book includes the most essential contributions presented at the 17th Evolutionary Biology Meeting in Marseille, which took place in September 2013. It consists of 18 chapters organized according to the following categories:

·       Molecular and Genome Evolution

·       Phylogeography of Speciation and Coevolution

·       Exobiology and Origin of Life

The aims of the annual meetings in Marseille, which bring together leading evolutionary biologists and other scientists using evolutionary biology concepts, e.g. for medical research, are to promote the exchange of ideas and to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations. Offering an overview of the latest findings in the field of evolutionary biology, this book represents an invaluable source of information for scientists, teachers and advanced students.

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“This volume gathers 18 papers from among over 100 that were presented at the 17th Evolutionary Biology Meeting at Marseilles. … the volume offers an opportunity to learn about topics that we may not follow closely. For those of us who teach an evolution course, this book offers many case studies that our undergraduate students would enjoy.” (Joseph Travis, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 91 (1), March, 2016)

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  • CNRS, Laboratoire Évolution Biologique et Modélisation, Université d'Aix-Marseille, Marseille, France

    Pierre Pontarotti

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