Chapter 18

Articles on ethical issues in genetics are preceded by an asterisk.

Barluenga, M., K. N. Stolting, W. Salzburger, et al. 2006. Sympatric speciation in Nicaraguan crater lake cichlid fish. Nature 439:719–722.

A research report on evidence that sympatric speciation arose in cichlid fish inhabiting Lake Apoyo in Nicaragua.

Buri, P. 1956. Gene frequency in small populations of mutant Drosophila. Evolution 10:367–402.

Buri’s report on his well-known experiment demonstrating the effects of genetic drift on allelic frequencies.

Coyne, J. A., and H. A. Orr. 2004. Speciation. Sunderland, Mass.: Sinauer Associates.

An excellent book on all aspects of speciation.

Forbes, A. A., T. H. Powell, L. L. Stelinski, et al. 2009. Sequential sympatric speciation across trophic levels. Science 323:776–779.

A research report on sympatric speciation in wasps that parasitize host races of the apple maggot fly Rhagoletis pomonella.

Hardy, G. H. 1908. Mendelian proportions in a mixed population. Science 28:49–50.

Original paper by Godfrey Hardy outlining the Hardy–Weinberg law.

Hartl, D. L., and A. G. Clark. 2006. Principles of Population Genetics, 4th ed. Sunderland, Mass.: Sinauer Associates.

An advanced textbook in population genetics.

Hedrick, P. H. 2009. Genetics of Populations, 4th ed. Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett.

Another advanced population genetics textbook.

Nei, M., and S. Kumar. 2000. Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

An advanced textbook on the methods used in the study of molecular evolution.

Saccheri, I., M. Kuussaari, M. Kankare, et al. 1998. Inbreeding and extinction in a butterfly metapopulation. Nature 392:491–494.

A discussion of the role of inbreeding in population extinction of butterflies.

Sato, A., H. Tichy, C. O’hUigin, et al. 2001. On the origin of Darwin’s finches. Molecular Biology and Evolution 18:299–311.

Study of mitochondrial DNA sequences to determine the origin of Darwin’s finches.

Takahata, N. 2007. Molecular clock: an anti-neo-Darwinian legacy. Genetics 176:1–6.

A historical account of the development of the idea of the molecular clock.

Vilá, C., P. Savolainen, J. E. Maldonado, et al. 1997. Multiple and ancient origins of the domestic dog. Science 276:1687–1689.

A report on the use of the molecular clock and mitochondrial DNA sequences to estimate that the dog was domesticated more than 100,000 years ago.