Dispersal - Rilegato

Clobert, Jean; Danchin, Etienne; Dhondt, Andre A; Nichols, James D

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0198506600 ISBN 13: 9780198506607

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2001

Riassunto

Habitat fragmentation and global climate change are the two major environmental threats to the persistence of species and ecosystems. The probability of a species surviving such changes is strongly dependent on its ability to track shifts in the environmental, either by moving between patches of habitat or by rapidly adapting to local condition. These 'solutions' to problems posed by environmental change depend on dispersal propensity, motivating our desire to better understand this important behavior. This book is a comprehensive overview of the new developments in the study of dispersal and the state-of-the-art research on the evolution of this trait. The causes, mechanisms, and consequences of dispersal at the individual , population, and species levels are considered. The promise of new techniques and models for studying dispersal, drawn from molecular biology and demography is explored. Perspectives on the study of dispersal are offered from evolution, conservation biology, and genetics. Throughout the book, theoretical approaches are combined with empirical data, and examples are included from as wide a range of species as possible.

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Recensione:

... it is for [this] coverage of new ideas, techniques, investigative approaches and theoretical machinery that perusal of [this] book, at any level of resolution will prove rewarding. (Plant Systematics and Evolution)

Product Description:

The ability of species to migrate and disperse is a trait that has interested ecologists for many years. Now that many species and ecosystems face major environmental threats in the shape of habitat fragmentation and global climate change, the ability of species to adapt to these changes by dispersing, migrating, or moving between different patches of habitat can be crucial to ensuring their survival. This text provides an overview of the study of dispersal. The causes, mechanisms, and consequences of dispersal at the individual, population, and species levels are considered. The promise of new techniques and models for studying dispersal, drawn from molecular biology and from demography, is explored. Perspectives on the study of dispersal are offered from evolution, conservation biology, and genetics. Throughout the book, theoretical approaches are combined with empirical data, and care has been taken to include examples from as wide a range of species as possible.

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• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0198506600
• ISBN 13: 9780198506607
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 474