Alien Species and Evolution : The Evolutionary Ecology of Exotic Plants, Animals, Microbes, and Interacting Native Species [[electronic resource] /] / George W. Cox |
Autore | Cox George W. <1935-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, USA, : Island Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (392 p.) |
Disciplina | 578.6/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Introduced organisms - Environmental aspects
Introduced animals - Evolution Exotic plants - Evolution SCIENCE Life Sciences / Botany |
ISBN |
1-59726-835-6
1-4237-6715-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451971103321 |
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Alien Species and Evolution : The Evolutionary Ecology of Exotic Plants, Animals, Microbes, and Interacting Native Species [[electronic resource] /] / George W. Cox |
Autore | Cox George W. <1935-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, USA, : Island Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (392 p.) |
Disciplina | 578.6/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Introduced organisms - Environmental aspects
Introduced animals - Evolution Exotic plants - Evolution SCIENCE Life Sciences / Botany |
ISBN |
1-59726-835-6
1-4237-6715-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777533403321 |
Cox George W. <1935->
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Washington, DC, USA, : Island Press, 2004 | ||
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Alien species and evolution : the evolutionary ecology of exotic plants, animals, microbes, and interacting native species / / George W. Cox |
Autore | Cox George W. <1935-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : Island Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (392 p.) |
Disciplina | 578.6/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Introduced organisms - Environmental aspects
Introduced animals - Evolution Exotic plants - Evolution |
ISBN |
1-59726-835-6
1-4237-6715-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I: Basic Concepts of Alien Invasion and Evolution -- Ch. 1: Alien Species and Accelerated Evolution -- Ch. 2: Adaptation of Alien Species for Dispersal and Establishment -- Ch. 3: Founder Effects and Exotic Variability -- Ch. 4: Introduction Sources, Cryptic Species, and Invasion Routes -- Part II: Process of Evolutionary Change and Adaptation -- Ch. 5: Hybridization and Evolution of Exotics -- Ch. 6: Hybridization and Transgenic Organisms -- Ch. 7: Invasion Resistance of Native Communities -- Ch. 8: Adaptation of Alien Species to New Habitats -- Part III: Evolutionary Interaction of Aliens and Natives -- Ch. 9: Evolutionary Adaptation by Alien Herbivores -- Ch. 10: Evolutionary Adaptation by Aliend Predators and Parasites -- Ch. 11: Adaptation of Alien Diesases to Hosts and Vectors -- Ch. 12: Adaptation of Plants to Alien Herbivores and Diseases -- Ch. 13: Adaptation of Native Herbivores to Alien Plants -- Ch.14: Adaptation of Animals to Alien Predators, Parasites, and Disease Agents -- Ch. 15: Accumulation of Herbivores, Predators, and Parasites by Alien Species -- Part IV: Global Evolutionary Consequences of Alien Invasions -- Ch. 16: Alien Species as Agents of Extirpation and Extinction -- Ch. 17: Evolutionary Ecology of Alien Biological Control Agents -- Ch. 18: Counteradaptation and Integration into the Biotic Community -- Ch. 19: Dispersing Aliens and Speciation -- Ch. 20: Permanently Altered Biotic Communities -- Literature Cited -- Glossary -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824305203321 |
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Bird migration and global change [[electronic resource] /] / George W. Cox |
Autore | Cox George W. <1935-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
Disciplina | 598.156/8 |
Soggetto topico |
Birds - Migration
Climatic changes |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-59726-969-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458112203321 |
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Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2010 | ||
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Bird migration and global change [[electronic resource] /] / George W. Cox |
Autore | Cox George W. <1935-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
Disciplina | 598.156/8 |
Soggetto topico |
Birds - Migration
Climatic changes |
ISBN | 1-59726-969-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791653903321 |
Cox George W. <1935->
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Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2010 | ||
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Bird migration and global change / / George W. Cox |
Autore | Cox George W. <1935-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
Disciplina | 598.156/8 |
Soggetto topico |
Birds - Migration
Climatic changes |
ISBN | 1-59726-969-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Bird Migration and Global Change: The Birds and the Issues -- Part II: The Changing Environment -- Chapter 2: Global Climate Change -- Chapter 3: Global Climate Change and Alteration of Migratory Bird Habitats -- Chapter 4: Other Global Change Threats to Migratory Bird Habitats -- Part III: Ecological Responses of Migratory Birds to Global Change -- Chapter 5: Physical and Biotic Challenges to Migratory Bird Responses -- Chapter 6: Northern Hemisphere Land Birds: Short-distance Migrants -- Chapter 7: High-latitude Land Birds: Nearctic-Neotropical Migrants -- Chapter 8: High-latitude Species of Land Birds: Palearctic Long-distance Migrants -- Chapter 9: Land Birds of the Temperate Southern Hemisphere -- Chapter 10: Tropical Land Birds -- Chapter 11: Raptors -- Chapter 12: Shorebirds -- Chapter 13: Waterfowl and Other Waterbirds -- Chapter 14: Oceanic Birds: Northern Atlantic, Baltic, and Mediterranean Regions -- Chapter 15: Oceanic Birds: North Pacific -- Chapter 16: Oceanic Birds: Southern Hemisphere -- Part IV: Evolutionary Responses of Migratory Birds -- Chapter 17: Land Birds: Evolutionary Adaptability -- Chapter 18: Waterbirds: Evolutionary Adaptability -- Part V: Prospects -- Chapter 19: Capacity for Adjustment byMigratory Birds -- Chapter 20: Conservation in an Era of Global Change -- Appendix 1: Common and Scientific Names of Species Discussed in the Text -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819173303321 |
Cox George W. <1935->
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Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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