From guppies to Galapagos finches and from adaptive landscapes to
haldanes, this compilation of contributed works provides reviews,
perspectives, theoretical models, statistical developments, and
empirical demonstrations exploring the tempo and mode of microevolution
on contemporary to geological time scales. New developments, and
reviews, of classic and novel empirical systems demonstrate the strength
and diversity of evolutionary processes producing biodiversity within
species. Perspectives and theoretical insights expand these empirical
observations to explore patterns and mechanisms of microevolution,
methods for its quantification, and implications for the evolution of
biodiversity on other scales. This diverse assemblage of manuscripts is
aimed at professionals, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates
who desire a timely synthesis of current knowledge, an illustration of
exciting new directions, and a springboard for future investigations in
the study of microevolution in the wild.