Nicholas Barton
Professor
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
The University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Biography
Nicholas Barton Professor Research groupings is Population genetics
Research Interest
Analysis of DNA sequence variation, using models of genealogies Theory of speciation Evolution of sex Analysis of hybrid zones in a variety of species Quantitative genetics - especially, understanding maintenance of variation, and long-term selection response Population structure and social evolutio
Publications
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Rosas, U., Barton, N.H., Copsey, L., de Reuille, P., Coen, E. (2010) Cryptic variation between species and the basis of hybrid performance. PLoS Biology 8: e1000429
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Barton, N.H. (2010) The role of natural selection in speciation. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. (London) B 365: 1825-1840.
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Barton, N.H. (2009) Why sex and recombination? Cold Spring Harbor Symposia Quant. Biol. 74
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Barton, N.H. and de Cara, M.A.R. 2009. The evolution of strong reproductive isolation. Evolution 63: 1171-1190
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Barton, N.H. and P. de Vladar, H. 2009. Statistical mechanics and the evolution of polygenic traits. Genetics 181: 997-1011.
