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Author : Peter Angas Parsons
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1983-07-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521252478
In 'The Evolutionary Biology of Colonizing Species', Professor Parsons uses the colonizing species as a case study in the dynamics of microevolution at work in living systems.
Author : Spencer C. H. Barrett,Robert I. Colautti,Katrina M. Dlugosch,Loren H. Rieseberg
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118922163
Invasion Genetics: the Baker & Stebbins legacy provides a state-of-the-art treatment of the evolutionary biology of invasive species, whilst also revisiting the historical legacy of one of the most important books in evolutionary biology: The Genetics of Colonizing Species, published in 1965 and edited by Herbert Baker and G. Ledyard Stebbins. This volume covers a range of topics concerned with the evolutionary biology of invasion including: phylogeography and the reconstruction of invasion history; demographic genetics; the role of stochastic forces in the invasion process; the contemporary evolution of local adaptation; the significance of epigenetics and transgenerational plasticity for invasive species; the genomic consequences of colonization; the search for invasion genes; and the comparative biology of invasive species. A wide diversity of invasive organisms are discussed including plants, animals, fungi and microbes.
Author : International union of biological sciences
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Population genetics
ISBN : OCLC:1068484754
Author : Herbert George Baker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1284493373
Author : Herbert G. Baker,George Ledyard Stebbins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105031354827
Author : Herbert G. Baker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:174535675
Author : George W. Cox
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781597268356
In Alien Species and Evolution, biologist George W. Cox reviews and synthesizes emerging information on the evolutionary changes that occur in plants, animals, and microbial organisms when they colonize new geographical areas, and on the evolutionary responses of the native species with which alien species interact. The book is broad in scope, exploring information across a wide variety of taxonomic groups, trophic levels, and geographic areas. It examines theoretical topics related to rapid evolutionary change and supports the emerging concept that species introduced to new physical and biotic environments are particularly prone to rapid evolution. The author draws on examples from all parts of the world and all major ecosystem types, and the variety of examples used gives considerable insight into the patterns of evolution that are likely to result from the massive introduction of species to new geographic regions that is currently occurring around the globe. Alien Species and Evolution is the only state-of-the-art review and synthesis available of this critically important topic, and is an essential work for anyone concerned with the new science of invasion biology or the threats posed by invasive species.
Author : Harold A. Mooney,James A. Drake
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461249887
The diversity of the earth's climates superimposed upon a complex configuration of physical features has provided the conditions for the evolution of a remarkable array of living things which are linked together into complex ecosystems. The kinds of organisms comprising the ecosystems of the world, and the nature of their interactions, have constantly changed through time due to coevolutionary interactions along with the effects of a continually changing physical environ ment. In recent evolutionary time there has been a dramatic and ever-accelerating rate of change in the configuration of these ecosystems because of the increasing influence of human beings. These changes range from subtle modifications caused by anthropogenically induced alterations in atmospheric properties to the total destruction of ecosystems. Many of these modifications have provided the fuel, food, and fiber which have allowed the expansion of human populations. Unfortunately, there have been many unanticipated changes which accompanied these modifications which have had effects detrimental to human welfare in cluding substantial changes in water and air quality. For example, the use of high-sulfur coal to produce energy in parts of North America is altering the properties of freshwater lakes and forests because of acidification.
Author : British Ecological Society. Symposium
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Biotic communities
ISBN : UCSD:31822031442726
Author : Peter R. Grant,B. Rosemary Grant
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400837946
Charles Darwin's experiences in the Galápagos Islands in 1835 helped to guide his thoughts toward a revolutionary theory: that species were not fixed but diversified from their ancestors over many generations, and that the driving mechanism of evolutionary change was natural selection. In this concise, accessible book, Peter and Rosemary Grant explain what we have learned about the origin and evolution of new species through the study of the finches made famous by that great scientist: Darwin's finches. Drawing upon their unique observations of finch evolution over a thirty-four-year period, the Grants trace the evolutionary history of fourteen different species from a shared ancestor three million years ago. They show how repeated cycles of speciation involved adaptive change through natural selection on beak size and shape, and divergence in songs. They explain other factors that drive finch evolution, including geographical isolation, which has kept the Galápagos relatively free of competitors and predators; climate change and an increase in the number of islands over the last three million years, which enhanced opportunities for speciation; and flexibility in the early learning of feeding skills, which helped species to exploit new food resources. Throughout, the Grants show how the laboratory tools of developmental biology and molecular genetics can be combined with observations and experiments on birds in the field to gain deeper insights into why the world is so biologically rich and diverse. Written by two preeminent evolutionary biologists, How and Why Species Multiply helps to answer fundamental questions about evolution--in the Galápagos and throughout the world.
Author : David M. Richardson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444335859
Invasion ecology is the study of the causes and consequences of the introduction of organisms to areas outside their native range. Interest in this field has exploded in the past few decades. Explaining why and how organisms are moved around the world, how and why some become established and invade, and how best to manage invasive species in the face of global change are all crucial issues that interest biogeographers, ecologists and environmental managers in all parts of the world. This book brings together the insights of more than 50 authors to examine the origins, foundations, current dimensions and potential trajectories of invasion ecology. It revisits key tenets of the foundations of invasion ecology, including contributions of pioneering naturalists of the 19th century, including Charles Darwin and British ecologist Charles Elton, whose 1958 monograph on invasive species is widely acknowledged as having focussed scientific attention on biological invasions.
Author : Colin Little
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1983-12-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521252180
The book traces the ways in which terrestrial animals have evolved from aquatic ancestors and discusses the means by which they are adapted to life on land. The most important physiological adaptations are those involving salt and water balance, the excretion of nitrogen, reproductive mechanisms and the sense organ and these are given priority. Evidence from fossil history is combined with that from the ecology and physiology of present-day species to assess the probable routes along which various evolutionary lines had moved on to land. Individual chapters are concerned with specific animal groups and emphasis is placed on comparisons of physiological mechanisms between closely related animals before attempting wider generalisations. The book closes with a brief account of the recolonisation of the sea and fresh waters by terrestrial animals.
Author : Robert H. MacArthur,Edward O. Wilson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Science
ISBN : 0691088365
Population theory.
Author : Ian Thornton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781139462310
New or recently sterilized islands (for example through volcanic activity), provide ecologists with natural experiments in which to study colonization, development and establishment of new biological communities. Studies carried out on islands like this have provided answers to fundamental questions as to what general principles are involved in the ecology of communities and what processes underlie and maintain the basic structure of ecosystems. These studies are vital for conservation biology, especially when evolutionary processes need to be maintained in systems in order to maintain biodiversity. The major themes are how animal and plant communities establish, particularly on 'new land' or following extirpations by volcanic activity. This book comprises a broad review of island colonization, bringing together succession models and general principles, case studies with which Professor Ian Thornton was intimately involved, and a synthesis of ideas, concluding with a look to the future for similar studies.
Author : Peter W. Price
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1980-05-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 069108257X
In spite of the fact that parasites represent more than half of all living species of plants and animals, their role in the evolution of life on earth has been substantially underestimated. Here, for the first time within an evolutionary and ecological framework, Peter Price integrates the biological attributes that characterize parasites ranging from such diverse groups as viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and fungi, to helminths, mites, insects, and parasitic flowering plants. Synthesizing systematics, ecology, behavioral biology, genetics, and biogeography, the author outlines the success of parasitism as a mode of life, the common features of the wide range of organisms that adopt such a way of life, the reasons for parasites' extraordinary potential for continued adaptive radiation, and their role in molding community structure by means of their impact on the evolution of host species. In demonstrating the importance of parasitic interactions for determining population patterns and geographical distributions, Dr. Price generates further discussion and suggests new areas for research.