Evolution's Wedge : Competition and the Origins of Diversity /

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Evolutionary biology has long sought to explain how new traits and new species arise. In their synthetic and provocative book David and Karin Pfennig explore competition's role in generating and maintaining biodiversity.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Pfennig, David W. (David William), 1955-
Otros Autores: Pfennig, Karin S. (Karin Susan), 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Artbildung
Artenreichtum
Evolution
Konkurrenz > Biologie
Divergence (Biology)
Competition (Biology)
Animal diversity.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
NATURE > Ecology.
Diversite animale.
Competition (Biologie)
Divergence (Biologie)
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Discovery of a unifying principle
  • Why character displacement occurs
  • When character displacement occurs
  • How character displacement unfolds
  • Diversity and novelty within species
  • Ecological consequences
  • Sexual selection
  • Speciation
  • Macroevolution
  • Major themes and unresolved problems.

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