| Description |
xii, 377 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. Alien species and accelerated evolution -- 2. Adaptation of alien species for dispersal and establishment -- 3. Founder effects and exotic variability -- 4. Introduction sources, cryptic species, and invasion routes -- 5. Hybridization and evolution of exotics -- 6. Hybridization and transgenic organisms -- 7. Invasion resistance of native communities -- 8. Adaptation of alien species to new habitats -- 9. Evolutionary adaptation by alien herbivores -- 10. Evolutionary adaptation by alien predators and parasites -- 11. Adaptation of alien diseases to hosts and vectors -- 12. Adaptation of plants to alien herbivores and diseases -- 13. Adaptation of native herbivores to alien plants -- 14. Adaptation of animals to alien predators, parasites, and disease agents -- 15. Accumulation of herbivores, predators, and parasites by alien species -- 16. Alien species as agents of extirpation and extinction -- 17. Evolutionary ecology of alien biological control agents |
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18. Counteradaptation and integration into the biotic community -- 19. Dispersing aliens and speciation -- 20. Permanently altered biotic communities |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-344) and index |
| Subject |
Exotic plants -- Evolution.
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Exotic plants.
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Introduced animals -- Evolution.
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Introduced animals.
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Introduced organisms -- Environmental aspects.
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| LC no. |
2003027299 |
| ISBN |
1559630086 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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1559630094 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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