Evolutionary Ecology: Concepts and Case Studies - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 019513155X ISBN 13: 9780195131550

Casa editrice: OUP USA, 2001

Riassunto

This text unifies conceptual and empirical advances in evolutionary ecology and provides a volume that can be used as a primary textbook or supplemental reading in an advanced undergraduate or graduate course. The focus is on current concepts in evolutionary ecology and the empirical study of these concepts. Chapters are written by prominent biologists who have made significant contributions to this field and both synthesize the current state of knowledge and identify areas for future investigation. It is divided into five major sections: an overview of the major topics in evolutionary biology for ecologists, and sections on life histories, behaviour, co-evolution, and adaptation to anthropogenic change.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Charles W. Fox is at Fordham University, Armonk. Derek A. Roff is at McGill University.

Contenuti:

• Part 1: Recurring Themes
• 1: Nature and Causes of Variation
• 2: Evolutionary Significance of Variation
• 3: Natural Selection
• 4: Adaptation
• 5: Phenotypic Plasticity
• 6: Population Structure
• 7: Inbreeding and Outbreeding
• Part 2: Life Histories
• 8: Age and Size at Maturity
• 9: Offspring Size and Number
• 10: Senescence
• 11: Life Cycles
• 12: Sex and Gender
• 13: Sex Ratios and Sex Allocation
• 14: Ecological Specialization and Generalization
• Part 3: Behavior
• 15: Mating Systems
• 16: Sexual Selection
• 17: Cooperation and Altruism
• 18: Foraging Behaviour
• 19: The Evolutionary Ecology of Management
• Part 4: Interspecific Interactions
• 20: Ecological Character Displacement
• 21: Predator-Prey Interactions
• 22: Parasite-Host Interactions
• 23: Plant-Herbivore Interactions
• 24: Mutualisms
• 25: The Geographic Dynamics of Coevolution
• Part 5: Adaptation to Anthropogenic Change
• 26: Pesticide Resistance
• 27: Predicting the Outcome of Biological Control
• 28: Evolutionary Conservation Biology
• References
• Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: OUP USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 019513155X
• ISBN 13: 9780195131550
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 448
• Redattore: Fox Charles W., Roff Derek A., Fairbairn Daphne J.