Relentless evolution /

"At a glance, most species seem adapted to the environment in which they live. Yet species relentlessly evolve, and populations within species evolve in different ways. Evolution, as it turns out, is much more dynamic than biologists realized just a few decades ago. In Relentless Evolution, Joh...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Thompson, John N., 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Evolution (Biology)
Coevolution.
Adaptation (Biology)
Adaptation, Biological
Coévolution.
Adaptation (Biologie)
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The process of adaptation. Adaptive evolution ; Natural selection
  • The ecological genetics of adaptation. Genes ; Genomes ; Coevolving genomes ; Conflicting genomes
  • Variable selection and adaptation. Adaptive variation ; Recombination and reproduction ; Divergence and selection across environments ; Local adaptation
  • The dynamics of coadaptation. Coevolutionary dynamics ; The geography of traits and outcomes ; Experimental evolution
  • Diversification. Ecological speciation ; Reticulate diversification ; Species interactions and adaptive radiations ; The web of life
  • Synthesis. Our changing perceptions ; Conclusions.

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