Using a wealth of real examples from both the animal and plant kingdoms, Andrew Cockburn explores the questions at the heart of evolutionary ecology: the origin and maintenance of diversity; the pressures that determine form and behaviour; and the way in which organisms interact. The new edition has been extensively revised. It has been comprehensively updated to incorporate all the latest advances in the field. Coverage of topical subjects - such as plant matingsystems, interspecific interactions, and intragenomic conflict - has been increased. Sections of the text that proved too difficult for students in the first edition have been completely rewritten and considerably simplified INDICE: The scope of evolutionary ecology; The genetic basis of evolutionary change; The power and the units of selection; Studying selection and adaptation; The habitat templet; Reproductive effort; The ecology of sex; The ecological context of speciation; Why are there so many species?; Applied evolutionary ecology; The scope of evolutionary ecology revisited
- ISBN: 9780865426887
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 384
- Fecha Publicación: 21/10/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés