Epistasis and the Evolutionary Process

Introductions and Concepts 1. Why evolutionary genetics doesn't always add up 2. Beyond the average: The evolutionary importance of gene interactions and variability of epistatic effects 3. Epistasis and Complex Traits 4. Detecting epistasis among quantitative trait loci 5. The evolution of developmental interations: Epistasis, canalization, and integration 6. Epistasis and the maintenance of sex 7. Genetic partners in crime: Evolution of an ultraselfish supergene that specializes in sperm sabotage 8. Modeling gene interaction in structured populations 9. Epistasis, linkage, and balancing selection 10. Indirect genetic effects and gene interactions 11. Epistasis in morphology and mating behavior Genetic Differentiation: From Populations to Speciation 12. Gene interactions and the origin of species 13. Epistasis as a genetic constraint within populations and an accelerant of adaptive divergence among them 14. The contribution of epistasis to the evolution of natural populations: A case study of an annual plant 15. Epistasis and the evolution of genetic architectures in natural populations 16. Inferring Epistasis in wild sunflower hybrid zones Literature cited Index