Fundamentals of Molecular Evolution by D. Graur; Wen-Hsiung LiReview by: J. Ch.Folia Geobotanica, Vol. 37, No. 2 (Jun., 2002), p. 252Published by: SpringerStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25133906 .

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252 Bookreviews

phylogenetic approaches in the analysis of plant breeding system evolution (by S.G. Weiler and A.K. Sakai), the resistance of hybrid plants and animals to herbivores, pathogens, and parasites (by R.S. Frit2 et al.), gene flow and introgression from domesticated plants into their wild relatives (by N.C. Ellstrand), effect of

population size and mating history on inbreeding depression (by D.L. Byers and D.M. Waller) and about the

evolution of the Eastern Asian and Eastern North American disjunct distributions in flowering plants (by Jun

Wen). (JCh)

D. Graur & Wen-Hsiung Li: Fundamentals of molecular evolution, 2nd edition; Sinauer, Sunderland,

1999, 482 pp. Price USD 48.95, ISBN 0-87893-266-6. - This second edition of a well-known textbook, first

published in 1991, describes the dynamics of evolutionary change at the molecular level, the driving forces

behind the evolutionary process, and the effects of the various molecular mechanisms on the long-term evolution of genomes, genes and their products. Furthermore, it provides the readers with basic methodological tools for comparative and phylogenetic analyses of molecular data. The text is divided into 8 chapters, each of

them includes many examples that support theoretical arguments. I find it a clearly written and readable

textbook, which can be recommended for both under- and postgraduate students of molecular biology and

evolution. (JCh)

J. Silvertown & D. Charleswortb: Introduction to plant population biology, 4th ed.; Blackwell Science,

Oxford, etc., 2001, 347 pp. Price GBP 27.50 (P/B), GBP 24.95 (H/B), ISBN 0-632-04991-X (P/B), 0-865-42029-7 (H/B).

- This is completely revised edition of a basic textbook in plant population biology. The

text is arranged into 10 chapters covering variation and its inheritance in plant populations, evolutionary and

ecological genetics, intraspecific interactions, population dynamics, dynamics of age-structured and

stage-structured populations, regional dynamics and metapopulations, competition and coexistence, and the

evolution of plant life history. Particular characteristics of plants that affect their population biology are

emphasized; much attention is paid to interactions between genetics and ecology, and to the evolution of plant life history. "Hie clarity of text, plentiful examples, and extensive literature survey make this book indispensable for all students of population biology. (JCh)

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