The Evolutionary Biology Of The Threespine Stickleback

Author : Michael A. Bell,Susan Adlai Foster
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0198577281

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The Evolutionary Biology of the Threespine Stickleback by Michael A. Bell,Susan Adlai Foster Pdf

The threespine stickleback is a small fish of temperate coastal and fresh waters that exhibits extraordinary phenotypic diversity. Benefiting from its amenability to observation in the field and manipulation in the laboratory, Niko Tinbergen pioneered the threespine stickleback's use in behavioral studies and established it as a model system in ethology. This up-to-date volume incorporates reviews from active researchers who use studies of the fish to address a broad variety of evolutionary issues, including optimal foraging, armor variation, speciation, and the endocrine basis for correlated behavioral characters. The work demonstrates the value of viewing the biology of a single organism simultaneously from multiple perspectives. Students and researchers in ecology, evolution, animal behavior, and vertebrate zoology will find much of interest in this useful book.

Author : Sara Ostlund-Nilsson,Ian Mayer,Felicity Anne Huntingford
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006-12-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781420004830

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Biology of the Three-Spined Stickleback by Sara Ostlund-Nilsson,Ian Mayer,Felicity Anne Huntingford Pdf

Highlighting the growing importance of the sticklebacks as a model species in emerging fields such as molecular genetics, genomics, and environmental toxicology, Biology of the Three-Spined Stickleback examines data from researchers who use studies of the stickleback to address a wide range of biological issues. This state-of-the-art volume

Author : R. J. Woolton
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520371897

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A Functional Biology of Sticklebacks by R. J. Woolton Pdf

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1984.

Author : Andrew P. Hendry,Michael T. Kinnison
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401005852

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Microevolution Rate, Pattern, Process by Andrew P. Hendry,Michael T. Kinnison Pdf

From guppies to Galapagos finches and from adaptive landscapes to haldanes, this compilation of contributed works provides reviews, perspectives, theoretical models, statistical developments, and empirical demonstrations exploring the tempo and mode of microevolution on contemporary to geological time scales. New developments, and reviews, of classic and novel empirical systems demonstrate the strength and diversity of evolutionary processes producing biodiversity within species. Perspectives and theoretical insights expand these empirical observations to explore patterns and mechanisms of microevolution, methods for its quantification, and implications for the evolution of biodiversity on other scales. This diverse assemblage of manuscripts is aimed at professionals, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates who desire a timely synthesis of current knowledge, an illustration of exciting new directions, and a springboard for future investigations in the study of microevolution in the wild.

Author : Robert J. Wootton,Robin Jeremy Wootton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Fishes
ISBN : UCAL:B4457218

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The Biology of the Sticklebacks by Robert J. Wootton,Robin Jeremy Wootton Pdf

Author : Carl Schlichting,Massimo Pigliucci
Publisher : Sinauer Associates Incorporated
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0878937994

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Phenotypic Evolution by Carl Schlichting,Massimo Pigliucci Pdf

Phenotypic expression has variously been attributed to developmental, genetic and environmental factors. This book presents a cohesive view of how adaptive phenotypes evolve, recognizing organisms as complex genetic-epigenetic systems that develop in response to changing environments.

Author : Jonathan B. Losos
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780399184932

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Improbable Destinies by Jonathan B. Losos Pdf

A major new book overturning our assumptions about how evolution works Earth’s natural history is full of fascinating instances of convergence: phenomena like eyes and wings and tree-climbing lizards that have evolved independently, multiple times. But evolutionary biologists also point out many examples of contingency, cases where the tiniest change—a random mutation or an ancient butterfly sneeze—caused evolution to take a completely different course. What role does each force really play in the constantly changing natural world? Are the plants and animals that exist today, and we humans ourselves, inevitabilities or evolutionary flukes? And what does that say about life on other planets? Jonathan Losos reveals what the latest breakthroughs in evolutionary biology can tell us about one of the greatest ongoing debates in science. He takes us around the globe to meet the researchers who are solving the deepest mysteries of life on Earth through their work in experimental evolutionary science. Losos himself is one of the leaders in this exciting new field, and he illustrates how experiments with guppies, fruit flies, bacteria, foxes, and field mice, along with his own work with anole lizards on Caribbean islands, are rewinding the tape of life to reveal just how rapid and predictable evolution can be. Improbable Destinies will change the way we think and talk about evolution. Losos's insights into natural selection and evolutionary change have far-reaching applications for protecting ecosystems, securing our food supply, and fighting off harmful viruses and bacteria. This compelling narrative offers a new understanding of ourselves and our role in the natural world and the cosmos.

Author : Erik Svensson,Ryan Calsbeek
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191631672

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The Adaptive Landscape in Evolutionary Biology by Erik Svensson,Ryan Calsbeek Pdf

The 'Adaptive Landscape' has been a central concept in population genetics and evolutionary biology since this powerful metaphor was first formulated by Sewall Wright in 1932. Eighty years later, it has become a central framework in evolutionary quantitative genetics, selection studies in natural populations, and in studies of ecological speciation and adaptive radiations. Recently, the simple concept of adaptive landscapes in two dimensions (genes or traits) has been criticized and several new and more sophisticated versions of the original adaptive landscape evolutionary model have been developed in response. No published volume has yet critically discussed the past, present state, and future prospect of the adaptive landscape in evolutionary biology. This volume brings together prominent historians of science, philosophers, ecologists, and evolutionary biologists, with the aim of discussing the state of the art of the Adaptive Landscape from several different perspectives.

Author : Ali Serhan Tarkan,Paraskevi K. Karachle,Nildeniz Top Karakuş,Eleni Kalogianni,Baran Yoğurtçuoğlu,Elena Tricarico
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889740697

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Understanding the Impact and Invasion Success of Aquatic Non-native Species: How they Interact with Novel Environments and Native Biota by Ali Serhan Tarkan,Paraskevi K. Karachle,Nildeniz Top Karakuş,Eleni Kalogianni,Baran Yoğurtçuoğlu,Elena Tricarico Pdf

Author : Robert J. Asher
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780521193832

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Evolution and Belief by Robert J. Asher Pdf

Asher draws on his experiences as a paleontologist and a religious believer, arguing that science does not contradict religious belief.

Author : Peter R. Grant,B. Rosemary Grant
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400837090

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In Search of the Causes of Evolution by Peter R. Grant,B. Rosemary Grant Pdf

Evolutionary biology has witnessed breathtaking advances in recent years. Some of its most exciting insights have come from the crossover of disciplines as varied as paleontology, molecular biology, ecology, and genetics. This book brings together many of today's pioneers in evolutionary biology to describe the latest advances and explain why a cross-disciplinary and integrated approach to research questions is so essential. Contributors discuss the origins of biological diversity, mechanisms of evolutionary change at the molecular and developmental levels, morphology and behavior, and the ecology of adaptive radiations and speciation. They highlight the mutual dependence of organisms and their environments, and reveal the different strategies today's researchers are using in the field and laboratory to explore this interdependence. Peter and Rosemary Grant--renowned for their influential work on Darwin's finches in the Galápagos--provide concise introductions to each section and identify the key questions future research needs to address. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Myra Awodey, Christopher N. Balakrishnan, Rowan D. H. Barrett, May R. Berenbaum, Paul M. Brakefield, Philip J. Currie, Scott V. Edwards, Douglas J. Emlen, Joshua B. Gross, Hopi E. Hoekstra, Richard Hudson, David Jablonski, David T. Johnston, Mathieu Joron, David Kingsley, Andrew H. Knoll, Mimi A. R. Koehl, June Y. Lee, Jonathan B. Losos, Isabel Santos Magalhaes, Albert B. Phillimore, Trevor Price, Dolph Schluter, Ole Seehausen, Clifford J. Tabin, John N. Thompson, and David B. Wake.

Author : Michael J. Sanderson,Larry Hufford
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1996-10-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080534114

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Homoplasy by Michael J. Sanderson,Larry Hufford Pdf

Why do unrelated organisms sometimes appear almost identical in details of the anatomy, behavior, physiology, and ecology? Homoplasy assembles leaders in evolutionary biology to explore issues of parallelism, convergence, and reversals. This innovative book is certain to provoke discussion of homoplasy compelling evidence for particular theories of evolutionary change The first book on this increasingly interesting subject Includes authoritative treatments from leading experts expressing a variety of viewpoints

Author : B. Streit,T. Städler,C.M. Lively
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783034888806

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Evolutionary Ecology of Freshwater Animals by B. Streit,T. Städler,C.M. Lively Pdf

Evolutionary ecology includes aspects of community structure, trophic interactions, life-history tactics, and reproductive modes, analyzed from an evolutionary perspective. Freshwater environments often impose spatial structure on populations, e.g. within large lakes or among habitat patches, facilitating genetic and phenotypic divergence. Traditionally, freshwater systems have featured prominently in ecological research and population biology. This book brings together information on diverse freshwater taxa, with a mix of critical review, synthesis, and case studies. Using examples from bryozoans, rotifers, cladocerans, molluscs, teleosts and others, the authors cover current conceptual issues of evolutionary ecology in considerable depth. The book can serve as a source of critically evaluated ideas, detailed case studies, and open problems in the field of evolutionary ecology. It is recommended for students and researchers in ecology, limnology, population biology, and evolutionary biology.

Author : Frank Von Hippel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789004170292

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Tinbergen's Legacy in Behaviour by Frank Von Hippel Pdf

This book traces important scientific advances in ethology, evolutionary biology, ecology, ecotoxicology and developmental genetics made possible through the stickleback model via a selection of key papers published in the first 60 years of Behaviour along with commentary and retrospective essays.

Author : Bruce Turner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 651 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781468446524

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Evolutionary Genetics of Fishes by Bruce Turner Pdf

It is my hope that this collection of reviews can be profitably read by all who are interested in evolutionary biology. However, I would like to specifically target it for two disparate groups of biologists seldom men tioned in the same sentence, classical ichthyologists and molecular biologists. Since classical times, and perhaps even before, ichthyologists have stood in awe at the tremendous diversity of fishes. The bulk of effort in the field has always been directed toward understanding this diversity, i. e. , extracting from it a coherent picture of evolutionary processes and lineages. This effort has, in turn, always been overwhelmingly based upon morphological comparisons. The practical advantages of such compari sons, especially the ease with which morphological data can be had from preserved museum specimens, are manifold. But considered objectively (outside its context of "tradition"), morphological analysis alone is a poor tool for probing evolutionary processes or elucidating relationships. The concepts of "relationship" and of "evolution" are inherently genetic ones, and the genetic bases of morphological traits are seldom known in detail and frequently unknown entirely. Earlier in this century, several workers, notably Gordon, Kosswig, Schmidt, and, in his salad years, Carl Hubbs, pioneered the application of genetic techniques and modes of reasoning to ichthyology. While certain that most contemporary ichth yologists are familiar with this body of work, I am almost equally certain that few of them regard it as pertinent to their own efforts.