| Description |
viii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Oxford series in ecology and evolution |
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Oxford series in ecology and evolution.
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| Contents |
Preface -- 1. The origins of ecological diversity -- 2. Detecting adaptive radiation -- 3. The progress of adaptive radiation -- 4. The ecological theory of adaptive radiation -- 5. Divergent natural selection between environments -- 6. Divergence and species interactions -- 7. Ecological opportunity -- 8. The ecological basis of speciation -- 9. Divergence along genetic lines of least resistance -- 10. The ecology of adaptive radiation -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
"The Ecology of Adaptive Radiation evaluates the causes of adaptive radiation. It focuses on the 'ecological' theory of adaptive radiation, a body of ideas that began with Darwin and was developed through the first half of the 20th Century. This theory proposes that the origin of species in adaptive radiation and the evolution of phenotypic differences between them are caused ultimately by divergent natural selection arising from differences in environment and competition between species." "In The Ecology of Adaptive Radiation the author re-evaluates the ecological theory, along with its most significant extensions and challenges, in the light of all the recent evidence. This book is the first full exploration of the causes of adaptive radiation to be published for decades, written by one of the world's leading young evolutionary biologists."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [244]-284) and index |
| Subject |
Adaptation (Biology)
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Ecology.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Radiation -- Physiological effect.
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| LC no. |
2001274421 |
| ISBN |
0198505221 (paperback) |
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019850523X |
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