Genetic Structure And Local Adaptation In Natural Insect Populations

Author : Susan Mopper,Sharon Y. Strauss
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781475709025

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Genetic Structure and Local Adaptation in Natural Insect Populations by Susan Mopper,Sharon Y. Strauss Pdf

Providing an essential foundation for evolutionary theory, this comprehensive volume examines patterns of genetic variation within natural insect populations, and explores the underlying mechanisms that lead to the genetic divergence of coexisting organisms. In particular, the text investigates current research on finescale genetic structure in natural insect populations. Internationally renowned scientists offer a wealth of current information not previously published. Part I present case studies of adaptive genetic structure in natural insect populations, including a critical discussion of the strenghts and weaknesses of the experimental methods employed. Part II addresses the ecological mechanisms that produce adaptive genetic structure in natural insect populations. Part III describes how behavioral and life-history patterns influence genetic structure. Finally, Part IV combines theoretical and empirical approaches linking genetic structure at the population level with larger-scale patterns of variation, such as host race formation and speciation. This broad-ranging, interdisciplinary source of information supplies a thorough examination of the mechanisms that promote and impede genetic structure in natural insect populations. It is a book that will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students, and to researchers in the fields of ecology, evolution, insect and plant systems, entomology, and population genetics.

Author : Timothy A. Mousseau,Barry Sinervo,John A. Endler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2000-01-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780195121834

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Adaptive Genetic Variation in the Wild by Timothy A. Mousseau,Barry Sinervo,John A. Endler Pdf

Patterns of adaptation in the past and the genetic basis of traits likely to be under selection in the dynamically changing environment are also discussed in relation to these responses.".

Author : Waldemar Klassen,J. F. Creech,R. A. Bell (entomologist)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UVA:X030451311

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The Potential for Genetic Suppression of Insect Populations by Their Adaptations to Climate by Waldemar Klassen,J. F. Creech,R. A. Bell (entomologist) Pdf

Author : Ian Woiwood,D. R. Reynolds,C. D. Thomas
Publisher : CABI
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 0851997813

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Insect Movement by Ian Woiwood,D. R. Reynolds,C. D. Thomas Pdf

Knowledge of insect movement, particularly of flight, is crucial to our understanding of the great ecological and evolutionary success of insects. The last 20 years have seen many advances in this subject area. New fields have arisen, such as metapopulation theory, and dramatic developments have taken place in methods of studying movement, as a result of new techniques in molecular biology and radar monitoring. There have also been advances in our knowledge of flight-related physiology and behaviour. This book, which is based on the main papers presented at the Royal Entomological Society's 20th Symposium held in September 1999, brings us up to date with these developments.It contains chapters on:flight mechanismsforaging movementsmigrationthe evolution of movement strategiesthe interactions between dispersal rates, population structure and gene flow the effects of climate change on geographical distributionIt is essential reading for entomologists, and of interest to those researching animal behaviour, physiology, ecology and genetics.

Author : D. Rollinson,L. H. Chappell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Science
ISBN : 052189106X

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Flukes and Snails Revisited by D. Rollinson,L. H. Chappell Pdf

Summarises the current state of various studies investigating snail-parasite relationships.

Author : Stephen J. Simpson,A. Jennifer Mordue,Jim Hardie
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401718905

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Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relationships by Stephen J. Simpson,A. Jennifer Mordue,Jim Hardie Pdf

Over the past 40 years, the SIP meetings have played a central role in the development of the field of insect-plant relationships, providing both a show-case for current research as well as a forum for the airing and development of influential new ideas. The 10th symposium, held 4-10 July 1998, in Oxford, followed that tradition. The present volume includes a representative selection of fully refereed papers from the meeting, plus a listing of the titles of all presentations. The volume includes reviews of major areas within the subject, along with detailed experimental studies. Topics covered include central neural and chemosensory bases of host plant recognition, integrative studies of insect behaviour, tritrophic interactions, plant defences, insect life histories, plant growth responses, microbial partners in insect-plant associations, and genetic bases of host plant associations. The book provides a key source for students and research workers in the field of insect-plant relationships.

Author : Jens Kvist Nielsen,Christian Kjær,Louis M. Schoonhoven
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401727761

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Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relationships by Jens Kvist Nielsen,Christian Kjær,Louis M. Schoonhoven Pdf

The 11th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relationships (SIP11), held on August 4-10, 2001, in Helsingør, Denmark, followed the tradition of previous SIP meetings and covered topics of different levels from chemistry, physiology, and ethology to ecology, genetics, and evolution of insect-plant relationships. The present volume includes a representative selection of fully refereed papers as well as a complete list of all the contributions which were presented at the meeting. Reviews of selected topics as well as original experimental data are included. The book provides valuable information for students and research workers interested in chemical and biological aspects of interactions between individuals and populations of different organisms.

Author : Takayuki Ohgushi,Oswald Schmitz,Robert D. Holt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781107001831

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Trait-Mediated Indirect Interactions by Takayuki Ohgushi,Oswald Schmitz,Robert D. Holt Pdf

This book reviews state-of-the-art research into trait-based effects and their importance in community and ecosystem ecology.

Author : Timothy D. Schowalter
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780123813510

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Insect Ecology by Timothy D. Schowalter Pdf

This text integrates the traditional emphases on insect diversity, life history adaptations and species interactions with insect roles in ecosystems subject to environmental changes.

Author : Ilkka Hanski
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1999-03-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0198540655

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Metapopulation Ecology by Ilkka Hanski Pdf

Written by a world renowned biologist, this volume offers a comprehensive synthesis of current research in this rapidly expanding area of population biology. It covers both the essential theory and a wide range of empirical studies, including the author's groundbreaking work on the Glanville fritillary butterfly. It also includes practical applications to conservation biology. The book describes theoretical models for metapopulation dynamics in highly fragmented landscapes and emphasizes spatially realistic models. It presents the incidence function model and includes several detailed examples of its application. Accessible to advanced undergraduate and graduate students, Metapopulation Ecology will be a valuable resource for researchers in population biology, conservation biology, and landscape ecology.

Author : W.J. Etges,M.A. Noor
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401002653

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Genetics of Mate Choice: From Sexual Selection to Sexual Isolation by W.J. Etges,M.A. Noor Pdf

Genetic studies aimed at understanding the origin of species are dominating major scientific journals. In the past decade, genetic tools that were previously available only in model systems have become accessible to investigators working on nearly all species. Concurrent with these technical advances has been an increase in understanding of both the importance of considering the ecological context of speciation and testing hypotheses about causes for species formation. Many recent studies suggest a prominent role of sexual selection in species formation. These advances have produced a need for a synthesis of what we now understand about speciation, and perhaps more importantly, where we should go from here. In this volume, several leading investigators and rising stars have contributed reviews and/or novel primary research findings aimed at understanding the ultimate mystery on which Darwin named his most famous and influential book. Fundamental to the origin of species is the evolution of mate choice systems. This collection of papers discusses burgeoning genetic, evolutionary, and ecological approaches to understanding the origins of mating discrimination and causes of premating reproductive isolation both within and between species. The individual contributions span a wide spectrum of disciplines, taxa, and ideas (some controversial). This synthesis brings together several of the most recent ideas with supporting empirical data. This book will be of particular interest to both undergraduate and postgraduate researchers and students and researchers in the field of evolutionary biology, genetics and animal behaviour.

Author : Paul R. Ehrlich,Ilkka Hanski
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004-03-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 019515827X

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On the Wings of Checkerspots by Paul R. Ehrlich,Ilkka Hanski Pdf

Hanski, a leading thinker in metapopulation ecology, studies checkerspot butterfly populations in Finland. Ehrlich, one of the leading ecologists and conservation biologist, investigates checkerspot butterfly populations in California. This book reports on and synthsizes the major long-term research of both workers' careers on the population biology of checkerspot butterflies.

Author : Joanna R. Freeland
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006-03-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780470090633

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Molecular Ecology by Joanna R. Freeland Pdf

Molecular Ecology provides a comprehensive introduction to the many diverse aspects of this subject. The book unites theory with examples from a wide range of taxa in a logical and progressive manner, and its accessible writing style makes subjects such as population genetics and phylogenetics highly comprehensible to its readers. The first part of the book introduces the essential underpinnings of molecular ecology, starting with a review of genetics and a discussion of the molecular markers that are most frequently used in ecological research. This leads into an overview of population genetics in ecology. The second half of the book then moves on to specific applications of molecular ecology, covering phylogeography, behavioural ecology and conservation genetics. The final chapter looks at molecular ecology in a wider context by using a number of case studies that are relevant to various economic and social concerns, including wildlife forensics, agriculture, and overfishing * comprehensive overview of the different aspects of molecular ecology * attention to both theoretical and applied concerns * accessible writing style and logical structure * numerous up-to-date examples and references This will be an invaluable reference for those studying molecular ecology, population genetics, evolutionary biology, conservation genetics and behavioural ecology, as well as researchers working in these fields.

Author : Gimme H. Walter,Rob Hengeveld
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781482214154

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Autecology by Gimme H. Walter,Rob Hengeveld Pdf

This book spells out the theoretical structure, methodology and philosophy of the science of autecology. The autecological approach focuses on the interactions of individual organisms (and their species-specific adaptations) with the spatio-temporal dynamics of their environment as a basis for interpreting patterns of diversity and abundance in nat

Author : John N. Thompson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226118697

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The Geographic Mosaic of Coevolution by John N. Thompson Pdf

Coevolution—reciprocal evolutionary change in interacting species driven by natural selection—is one of the most important ecological and genetic processes organizing the earth's biodiversity: most plants and animals require coevolved interactions with other species to survive and reproduce. The Geographic Mosaic of Coevolution analyzes how the biology of species provides the raw material for long-term coevolution, evaluates how local coadaptation forms the basic module of coevolutionary change, and explores how the coevolutionary process reshapes locally coevolving interactions across the earth's constantly changing landscapes. Picking up where his influential The Coevolutionary Process left off, John N. Thompsonsynthesizes the state of a rapidly developing science that integrates approaches from evolutionary ecology, population genetics, phylogeography, systematics, evolutionary biochemistry and physiology, and molecular biology. Using models, data, and hypotheses to develop a complete conceptual framework, Thompson also draws on examples from a wide range of taxa and environments, illustrating the expanding breadth and depth of research in coevolutionary biology.