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Conservation genomics adaptation and gene flow /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Conservation genomics -- Adaptation and gene flow -- Environmental change is ubiquitous -- Selection and evolution -- Genetic variation in large and small populations -- The extinction vortex -- Mutation, selection, and drift in large and small populations -- Purging and genetic load -- Local adaptation -- Genetic rescue vs. outbreeding depression.…”
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SARS-CoV and other emerging coronaviruses

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Nidovirales family -- Coronavirus phylogeny -- Timeline of emerging coronaviruses -- Virus particles and entrance -- Coronavirus structure -- MERS-CoV group 2c betacoronavirus -- Mechanisms of CoV emergence -- Role of cell surface receptors -- Public health preparedness -- Is SARS extinct? -- Pre-pandemic group 2b SARS-like bat coronaviruses -- How to test pre-pandemic potential -- Virus gene organization and replication cycle -- How do coronaviruses cause disease -- SARS coronavirus ORF1 processing -- ORF1B replicase function -- SARS genome replication -- SARS sub-genomic transcription -- Current antiviral therapies.…”
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The peopling of the Americas new insights from genetic studies /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Anthropological background -- Clovis first model -- Pleistocene overkill hypothesis -- Megafauna extinction models -- Cactus Hill -- Topper site -- Monte Verde -- New coastal routes into the New World -- Was Clovis first? …”
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