'Area Effects in Cepaea'. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences Vol. 246, No. 726 (Jan. 3, 1963), pp. 1-81, 3 January 1963.

CAIN, A. J. [Arthur James] (1921-1999) & J. D. [John Donald] CURREY (1932-2018):

Published by London: Royal Society, 1963., 1963

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First Edition. Original wrappers, 4to. Near Fine. ('Communicated by E. B. Ford, F.R.S. Received 25 January 1962') (p. 1). 'With John Currey he made elegant use of sub-fossil material to follow changes in time as well as space. Later he turned to the study of variation in shell shape' (Wikipedia). The Wikipedia article cites Cook, L. M., 'Arthur Cain and ecological genetics in the Oxford Zoology Department' (Archives of Natural History, 51 (1): 73 85, 2024): 'In the two decades after the Second World War a group of members of the University of Oxford's Zoology Department investigated evidence for and the strength of natural selection in wild populations, a subject that had been developing since the beginning of the century. They provided a stimulus for many further field studies by others and in other places. Their central contention was that strong selection led to the close adaptation of all aspects of the genome of organisms to their environment. The research centred on the work of E. B. Ford and H. B. D. Kettlewell, on the one hand, and A. J. Cain, on the other. Ford was influenced by R. A. Fisher's theory of the evolution of dominance, which he maintained led to heterozygote advantage, polymorphism and thus high levels of genetic diversity. While convinced of the power of selection and studying a conspicuous polymorphism, Cain had a much broader interest in adaptation and speciation' (Abstract).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 'Area Effects in Cepaea'. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences Vol. 246, No. 726 (Jan. 3, 1963), pp. 1-81, 3 January 1963.
• Publisher: London: Royal Society, 1963.
• Publication Date: 1963
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket