Evolution and Speciation Essays in Honor of M. J. D. White [Paperback]

This 1981 collection focuses on a wide range of topics in the general field of evolutionary biology.This 1981 collection focuses on a wide range of topics in the general field of evolutionary biology. The authors have all been associated with Professor M. J. D. White, who was the world authority on chromosomal evolution and speciation, to whom this volume was presented on his seventieth birthday.This 1981 collection focuses on a wide range of topics in the general field of evolutionary biology. The authors have all been associated with Professor M. J. D. White, who was the world authority on chromosomal evolution and speciation, to whom this volume was presented on his seventieth birthday.This 1981 collection of papers focuses on a wide range of topics in the general field of evolutionary biology. It will be of interest to scientists and advanced students concerned with cytogenetics and evolution. The authors are distinguished workers in their field who have been associated with Professor M. J. D. White, who was the world authority on chromosomal evolution and speciation, to whom this volume was presented on the occasion of his seventieth birthday. Their contributions cover hybrid zones, speciation and chromosomal evolution in various groups of insects, lizards and mammals.List of contributors; Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. M. J. D. White: the scientist and the man William R. Atchley; Part II. Cytology and Cytogenetics: 2. Chromosome change and evolutionary change: a critique Bernard John; 3. Components of genetic systems in mammals David L. Hayman; 4. Sex chromosomes, parthenogenesis, and polyploidy in ticks James H. Oliver, Jr.; 5. Differentiation of heterochromatin W. J. Peacock, E. S. Dennis, A. J. Hilliker and A. J. Pryor; 6. A glimpse of the tridactyloid karyotype Robert Blackith; Part III. Hybrid Zones: 7. Hybrid zones and speciation N. H. Barton and G. M. Hewitt; 8. Chromosomal hybrid zones in orthopteroid insects David D. Shaw; 9. Toward a genodynamics ls3