The coevolutionary process [[electronic resource] /] / John N. Thompson

• Autore: Thompson John N. <1951->
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c1994
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (390 p.)
• Disciplina: 575
• Soggetto topico: Coevolution; Insect-plant relationships
• Soggetto non controllato: species evolution, ecology, science, coevolution, populations, genetics, life histories, reciprocal adaptations, interdependent, adaptation, specialization, geographic mosaic theory, insect-plant relationships, darwin, nonfiction, evolutionary synthesis, phylogeny, ontogeny, natural selection, parasitism, defense, mutualisms
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 296-343) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Overview -- Part I. The Entangled Bank -- Part II. The Evolution of Specialization -- Part III. Natural Selection and the Geographic Structure of Specialization -- Part IV. Specialization and Coevolution -- Synthesis: The Geographic Mosaic in Evolving Interactions -- Epilogue: Specialization, Coevolution, and Conservation -- Literature Cited -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Traditional ecological approaches to species evolution have frequently studied too few species, relatively small areas, and relatively short time spans. In The Coevolutionary Process, John N. Thompson advances a new conceptual approach to the evolution of species interactions-the geographic mosaic theory of coevolution. Thompson demonstrates how an integrated study of life histories, genetics, and the geographic structure of populations yields a broader understanding of coevolution, or the development of reciprocal adaptations and specializations in interdependent species. Using examples of species interactions from an enormous range of taxa, Thompson examines how and when extreme specialization evolves in interdependent species and how geographic differences in specialization, adaptation, and the outcomes of interactions shape coevolution. Through the geographic mosaic theory, Thompson bridges the gap between the study of specialization and coevolution in local communities and the study of broader patterns seen in comparisons of the phylogenies of interacting species.
• Titolo autorizzato: The coevolutionary process
• ISBN: 1-282-53730-X; 9786612537301; 0-226-79767-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819797603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II