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Mutualistic Networks /
Mutualistic interactions among plants and animals have played a paramount role in shaping biodiversity. Yet the majority of studies on mutualistic interactions have involved only a few species, as opposed to broader mutual connections between communities of organisms. Mutualistic Networks is the fir...
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
[2014]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Biodiversity and Plant-Animal Coevolution; Historical Overview; A Bit of Natural History; Coevolution in Multispecific Mutualisms; Summary; Chapter 2. An Introduction to Complex Networks; A Network Approach to Complex Systems; Measures of Network Structure; Models of Network Buildup; Ecological Networks; Summary; Chapter 3. The Structure of Plant-Animal Mutualistic Networks; Degree Distribution; Nestedness; Small World; Modularity; Weighted Networks; Comparisons with other Ecological Networks; Summary.
- Chapter 4. Ecological and Evolutionary MechanismsSingle Ecological Traits; Phylogenetic Effects; Summary; Chapter 5. Mutualistic Networks in Time and Space; Network Dynamics; Spatial Mosaics; Sampling and Robustness; Summary; Chapter 6. Consequences of Network Structure; Coextinction Cascades; Dynamic Stability; Global Change and Mutualistic Networks; Coevolutionary Implications; Implications for Nonbiological Systems; Summary; Chapter 7. Epilogue; Appendix A. Indices Used in Mutualistic Network Analyses; Appendix B. Fitting Degree Distributions; Appendix C. Measures of Nestedness.
- Appendix D. Measures of ModularityAppendix E. Phylogenetic Methods and Network Analysis; Appendix F. Null Models for Assessing Network Structure; Appendix G. An Analytical Theory of Mutualistic Networks; Fixed Points and Local Stability; Effects of Network Structure on Competition and Biodiversity; Appendix H. Software for the Analysis of Complex Networks; Bibliography; Index.