Table of Contents

1: Introduction
2: The Origins of RNA Viruses
3: The Mechanisms of RNA Virus Evolution
4: The RNA Virus Quasispecies
5: Comparative Genomics and the Macroevolution of RNA Viruses
6: The Molecular Epidemiology, Phylogeography and Emergence of RNA Viruses
7: Case Studies in RNA Virus Evolution and Emergence
8: Epilogue
References
Index

About the Author

Edward C. Holmes is Professor of Biology and Eberly College of Science Distinguished Senior Scholar at The Pennsylvania State University. He was authored over 200 scientific publications and in 2003 was awarded the Scientific Medal for 'Achievement in Research by a Zoologist Under the Age of 40' by the Zoological Society of London for his work on evolutionary biology and bioinformatics. He is also co-author of a highly regarded text book in molecular evolution and
phylogenetics. His research sits at the interface of four disciplines - evolutionary biology, genomics, infectious disease and bioinformatics - and for the last 20 years he has been involved in the
development and use of a variety of computational techniques to reveal the fundamental patterns and processes of evolutionary change in viruses.

Reviews

The aim of the Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution is to stimulate ideas in new research fields, and The Evolution and Emergence of RNA viruses is an excellent addition to this series.
*Robert Belshaw, Trends in Ecology and Evolution*