Evolutionary Ecology : Concepts and Case Studies.
Title:
Evolutionary Ecology : Concepts and Case Studies.
Author:
Fox, Charles W.
ISBN:
9780198030133
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (437 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Contributors -- Part I. 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 II. 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 III. Behavior -- 15. Mating Systems -- 16. Sexual Selection -- 17. Cooperation and Altruism -- 18. Foraging Behavior -- 19. The Evolutionary Ecology of Movement -- Part IV. 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 V. Adaptation to Anthropogenic Change -- 26. Pesticide Resistance -- 27. Predicting the Outcome of Biological Control -- 28. Evolutionary Conservation Biology -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y.
Abstract:
I. Recurring Themes. 1. Nature and Causes of Variation, Susan J. Mazer and John Damuth. 2. Evolutionary Significance of Variation, Susan J. Mazer and John D. Damuth. 3. Natural Selection, Daphne J. Fairbairn and Jeff P. Reeve. 4. Adaptation, David Reznick and Joseph Travis. 5. Phenotypic Plasticity, Massimo Pigliucci. 6. Population Structure, Leonard Nunney. 7. Inbreeding and Outbreeding, Nikolas M. Waser and Charles W. Fox. II. Life Histories. 8. Age and Size at Maturity, Derek A. Roff. 9. Offspring Size and Number, Frank J. Messina and Charles W. Fox. 10. Senescence, Marc Tatar. 11. Life Cycles, Jan A. Pechenik. 12. Sex and Gender, Turk Rhen and David Crews. 13. Sex Ratios and Sex Allocation, Steven Hecht Orzack. 14. Ecological Specialization and Generalization, Douglas J. Futuyma. III. Behavior. 15. Mating Systems, Ann K. Sakai and David F. Westneat. 16. Sexual Selection, Udo M. Savalli. 17. Cooperation and Altruism, David Sloan Wilson. 18. Foraging Behavior, Donald L. Kramer. 19. Evolutionary Ecology of Movement, Hugh Dingle and Marcel Holyoak. IV. Interspecific Interactions. 20. Ecological Character Displacement, Dolph Schluter. 21. Predator-Prey Interactions, Peter A. Abrams. 22. Parasite-Host Interactions, Curtis Lively. 23. Plant-Herbivore Interactions, May R. Berenbaum. 24. Mutualisms, Judith Bronstein. 25. Geographic Dynamics of Coevolution, John N. Thompson. V. Adaptation To Anthropogenic Change. 26. Pesticide Resistance, John A. Mckenzie. 27. Predicting the Outcome of Biological Control, Judith H. Myers. 28. Evolutionary Conservation Biology, Philip W. Hedrick.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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