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The Coevolutionary Process - Softcover

Thompson, John N. N.

 
9780226797601: The Coevolutionary Process
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0226797600 ISBN 13: 9780226797601
Verlag: University of Chicago Press, 1994

Inhaltsangabe

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.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

John N. Thompson is professor of botany and zoology and Edward R. Meyer Distinguished Professor in the College of Sciences at Washington State University.

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Verlag
University of Chicago Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1994
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0226797600
ISBN 13 
9780226797601
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
388
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