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The coevolutionary process /

"Traditional ecological approaches to species evolution have frequently dealt with 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 geograph...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thompson, John N., 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©1994.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The entangled bank : Specialization within Darwin's entangled bank
  • From the entangled bank to the evolutionary synthesis
  • Specialization and coevolution since the evolutionary synthesis
  • The evolution of specialization : Phylogeny of specialization
  • Evolutionary genetics of specialization
  • Ontogeny of specialization
  • Natural selection and the geographic structure of specialization : Why parasitism is special
  • Choosing among multiple victims
  • Coping with multiple enemies: the geography of defense
  • Extreme specialization in mutualists
  • Further limitations on specialization in mutualisms
  • Specialization and coevolution : Genetics of coevolution
  • The geographic mosaic theory of coevolution
  • Diversifying coevolution
  • Asymmetries in specialization and coevolution
  • Pushing the limits of coevolution
  • Synthesis : The geographic mosaic in evolving interactions
  • Epilogue : Specialization, coevolution, and conservation.