Dr.Jeff Demuth
Presented to The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries on the occasion of Promotion to Associate Professor, Dr. Jeff Demuth, Biology, Fall 2016.
Item(s) added to the Libraries' collection:
Evolution and the genetics of populations; a treatise.
Wright, S., & Demuth, J. (1974). Evolution and the genetics of populations; a treatise. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Sewall Wright was one of the principal authors of the Modern Synthesis, reconciling what in the early twentieth century were the antagonistic disciplines of evolution and genetics. Some of Wright's most unique contributions are epitomized in this volume. In particular, he elucidates why the proximate and ultimate consequences of gene action are not unique properties of individual genes themselves, but rather depend on the genetic and environmental context. The theoretical insights developed by Wright are foundational to studying the genetics of populations. They have been immensely influential in my own work and help unify approaches to understanding topics as seemingly disparate as the genetic basis of disease and the origin of new species.