The coevolutionary process
John N. Thompson.
Bok Engelsk 1994 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Chicago : : University of Chicago Press, , c1994.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (390 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Preface; Overview; Part I. The Entangled Bank; 1 Specialization within Darwin's Entangled Bank; 2 From the Entangled Bank to the Evolutionary Synthesis; 3 Specialization and Coevolution since the Evolutionary Synthesis; Part II. The Evolution of Specialization; 4 Phylogeny of Specialization; 5 Evolutionary Genetics of Specialization; 6 Ontogeny of Specialization; Part III. Natural Selection and the Geographic Structure of Specialization; 7 Why Parasitism Is Special; 8 Choosing among Multiple Victims; 9 Coping with Multiple Enemies: The Geogrraphy of Defense. - 10 Extreme Specialization in Mutualists11 Further Limitations on Specialization in Mutualisms; Part IV. Specialization and Coevolution; 12 Genetics of Coevolution; 13 The Geographic Mosaic Theory of Coevolution; 14 Diversifying Coevolution; 15 Assymetries in Specialization and Coevolution; 16 Pushing the Limits of Coevolution; Synthesis: The Geographic Mosaic in Evolving Interactions; Epilogue: Specialization, Coevolution, and Conservation; Literature Cited; Index. - Traditional ecological approaches to species evolution have frequently studied too few species, relatively small areas, and relatively short time spans. In The Coevolutionary Process, John N. Thompson advances a new conceptual approach to the evolution of species interactions-the geographic mosaic theory of coevolution. Thompson demonstrates how an integrated study of life histories, genetics, and the geographic structure of populations yields a broader understanding of coevolution, or the development of reciprocal adaptations and specializations in interdependent species.U
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| ISBN | 0226797597. - 0226797600
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