How Long to Read Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics

How Long Does it Take to Read Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 29 minutes to read Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics by Derek A. Roff

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The impetus for this book arose out of my previous book, The Evolution of Life Histories (Roff, 1992). In that book I presented a single chapter on quanti tative genetic theory. However, as the book was concerned with the evolution of life histories and traits connected to this, the presence of quantitative genetic variation was an underlying theme throughout. Much of the focus was placed on optimality theory, for it is this approach that has proven to be extremely successful in the analysis of life history variation. But quantitative genetics cannot be ig nored, because there are some questions for which optimality approaches are inappropriate; for example, although optimality modeling can address the ques tion of the maintenance of phenotypic variation, it cannot say anything about genetic variation, on which further evolution clearly depends. The present book is, thus, a natural extension of the first. I have approached the problem not from the point of view of an animal or plant breeder but from that of one interested in understanding the evolution of quantitative traits in wild populations. The subject is large with a considerable body of theory: I generally present the assumptions underlying the analysis and the results, giving the relevant references for those interested in the intervening mathematics. My interest is in what quantitative genetics tells me about evolutionary processes; therefore, I have concentrated on areas of research most relevant to field studies.

How long is Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics?

Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics by Derek A. Roff is 503 pages long, and a total of 127,259 words.

This makes it 170% the length of the average book. It also has 156% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 35 minutes to read Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics aloud.

What Reading Level is Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics?

Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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