Evolutionary Ecology
Concepts and Case Studies
1st Edition
Published on 19. October 2001
437 pages
978-0-19-803013-3 (ISBN)
Description
Evolutionary Ecology simultaneously unifies conceptual and empirical advances in evolutionary ecology and provides a volume that can be used as either a primary textbook or a supplemental reading in an advanced undergraduate or graduate course. The focus of the book is on current concepts in evolutionary ecology, and the empirical study of these concepts. The editors have assembled a group of prominent biologists who have made significant contributions to this field. They both synthesize the current state of knowledge and identity areas for future investigation. Evolutionary Ecology will be of general interest to researchers and students in both ecology and evolutionary biology. Researchers in evolutionary ecology that want an overview of the current state of the field, and graduate students that want an introduction the field, will find this book very valuable. This volume can also be used as a primary textbook or supplemental reading in both upper division and graduate courses/seminars in Evolutionary Ecology.
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Contributors
- Part I. Recurring Themes
- 1. Nature and Causes of Variation
- 2. Evolutionary Significance of Variation
- 3. Natural Selection
- 4. Adaptation
- 5. Phenotypic Plasticity
- 6. Population Structure
- 7. Inbreeding and Outbreeding
- Part II. Life Histories
- 8. Age and Size at Maturity
- 9. Offspring Size and Number
- 10. Senescence
- 11. Life Cycles
- 12. Sex and Gender
- 13. Sex Ratios and Sex Allocation
- 14. Ecological Specialization and Generalization
- Part III. Behavior
- 15. Mating Systems
- 16. Sexual Selection
- 17. Cooperation and Altruism
- 18. Foraging Behavior
- 19. The Evolutionary Ecology of Movement
- Part IV. Interspecific Interactions
- 20. Ecological Character Displacement
- 21. Predator-Prey Interactions
- 22. Parasite-Host Interactions
- 23. Plant-Herbivore Interactions
- 24. Mutualisms
- 25. The Geographic Dynamics of Coevolution
- Part V. Adaptation to Anthropogenic Change
- 26. Pesticide Resistance
- 27. Predicting the Outcome of Biological Control
- 28. Evolutionary Conservation Biology
- References
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
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