Niche Construction : The Neglected Process in Evolution (MPB-37) /

The seemingly innocent observation that the activities of organisms bring about changes in environments is so obvious that it seems an unlikely focus for a new line of thinking about evolution. Yet niche construction--as this process of organism-driven environmental modification is known--has hidden...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Odling-Smee, F. John, 1935- (Autor), Feldman, Marcus W. (Autor), Laland, Kevin N. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2003.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Biologia (evolução)
Ecologia humana.
Evolution
Ökologische Nische
Humanökologie
Niche (Ecology)
Human ecology.
Evolution (Biology)
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
NATURE > Ecology.
human ecology.
Écologie humaine.
Niche ecologique.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The seemingly innocent observation that the activities of organisms bring about changes in environments is so obvious that it seems an unlikely focus for a new line of thinking about evolution. Yet niche construction--as this process of organism-driven environmental modification is known--has hidden complexities. By transforming biotic and abiotic sources of natural selection in external environments, niche construction generates feedback in evolution on a scale hitherto underestimated--and in a manner that transforms the evolutionary dynamic. It also plays a critical role in ecology, suppo.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (468 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400847266

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