Empirical approaches to detecting the action of natural selection in Drosophila [Elektronische Ressource] / John Baines

Empirical approaches todetecting the action of naturalselection in DrosophilaJohn BainesMünchen 2004iiiiiEmpirical approaches todetecting the action of naturalselection in DrosophilaJohn BainesDissertationder Fakultät für Biologieder Ludwig-Maximilians-UniversitätMünchenvorgelegt vonJohn Bainesaus Maryland, USAMünchen, den 23. Dezember 2003ivErstgutachter: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang StephanZweitgutachter: Prof. Dr. John ParschTag der mündlichen Prüfung: 23.04.2004vCURRICULUM VITAEJohn Baines was born on February 26, 1976 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.He attended the University of Maryland from 1994 to 1998 and received a Bachelorof Science degree in Biochemistry with honors. He began graduate study in theDepartment of Biology at the University of Rochester from 1998 to 2000 and receiveda Master of Science degree under the direction of Professor Wolfgang Stephan. Hebegan his PhD research at the University of Munich in 2000 under the direction ofProfessor Wolfgang Stephan.viLIST OF PUBLICATIONSBAINES, J.F., A. DAS, S. MOUSSET and W. STEPHAN, (in press) The role ofnatural selection in genetic differentiation of worldwide populations ofDrosophila ananassae. Genetics.BAINES, J.F., J. PARSCH and W. STEPHAN, 2004 Pleiotropiceffect of disrupting a conserved sequence involved in a long-rangecompensatory interaction in the Drosophila Adh gene. Genetics. 166: 237-242.BAINES, J.F., Y. CHEN, A. DAS and W.