Evolution and Genetics of Life Histories

Introductory Chapter: Genetics, Ecology, and the Evolution of Life Histories.- Introductory Chapter Genetics, Ecology, and the Evolution of Life Histories.- Theory.- Some Theoretical Considerations Concerning Life History Evolution.- Elements of a Quantitative Genetic Model of Life History Evolution.- Physiological Adaptation.- Models for Physiological and Genetic Adaptation to Variable Environments.- Evolution of Seasonal Adaptations and Life History Traits in Chrysopa: Response to Diverse Selective Pressures.- Modes of Reproduction.- The Prophecies of Parthenogenesis.- Competition and Adaptation among Diploid and Polyploid Clones of Unisexual Fishes.- The Evolution of Life Span.- Life History Variation in Dioecious Plant Populations: A Case Study of Chamaelirium luteum.- Life History Variation Within Populations.- The Measurement of the Direct and Indirect Intensities of Natural Selection.- Phenotypic and Genetic Covariance Structure in Milkweed Bug Life History Traits.- Life History Variation Among Populations.- An Investigation of the Effects of Temperature on the Genetic Organization of Life History Indices in Three Populations of Drosophila melanogaster.- Population Crosses and the Genetic Structure of Milkweed Bug Life Histories.- Closing Discussion.- Closing Discussion.