The Evolutionary Biology of Colonizing Species by Peter Angas Parsons (English)

Description: The Evolutionary Biology of Colonizing Species by Peter Angas Parsons In The Evolutionary Biology of Colonizing Species, Professor Parsons examines the research of over 20 years to show that the fields of ecology, genetics, and behaviour should be integrated and that, in fact, one field cannot be accurately represented without the others. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In The Evolutionary Biology of Colonizing Species, Professor Parsons draws extensively on his own research of over 20 years to show that the fields of ecology, genetics, and behavior should be integrated and that, in fact, one field cannot be accurately represented without the others. Professor Parsons uses the colonizing species as a case study in the dynamics of microevolution at work in living systems. The colonizing species, a lie, and potentially disruptive force in a naive habitat, is studied primarily as an ecological phenotype and more generally as an ecological behavioral phenotype. Conventional life-history traits and components of fitness, can be incorporated into these phenotypes. Integrating genetic change, natural selection, and the interaction of the species with its environment and other living systems therein, the colonizing species is transformed into a sophisticated and complex source of data for understanding evolutionary biology.Throughout the book it is emphasized that using the organism as the unit of selection is the most direct way of understanding the nature of successful colonizing phenotypes, and, by using specific phenotypic criteria, the prediction of likely successful colonists can be made. Such criteria include tolerance of extreme environments, resource utilization, reproductive capacity, and relative abundance. Table of Contents Preface; 1. Introduction: colonists and habitats; 2. Genetics and ecology; 3. Physical conditions, resources, and ecological phenotypes; 4. Variability in natural populations; 5. Genetic variability, ecological phenotypes, and stressful environments; 6. Colonizing phenotypes and genotypes; 7. Behavioural variability in natural populations; 8. Habitat selection; 9. The ecobehavioural phenotype: generalists and specialists; 10. The ecobehavioural phenotype: biological control and domestication; 11. Parasites and plants; 12. Discussion and conclusions; Appendix; References; Index. Promotional Professor Parsons uses the colonizing species as a case study in the dynamics of microevolution at work in living systems. Promotional "Headline" Professor Parsons uses the colonizing species as a case study in the dynamics of microevolution at work in living systems. Description for Bookstore In The Evolutionary Biology of Colonizing Species, Professor Parsons examines the research of over 20 years to show that the fields of ecology, genetics, and behaviour should be integrated and that, in fact, one field cannot be accurately represented without the others. Description for Library In The Evolutionary Biology of Colonizing Species, Professor Parsons examines the research of over 20 years to show that the fields of ecology, genetics, and behaviour should be integrated and that, in fact, one field cannot be accurately represented without the others. Details ISBN0521252474 Short Title EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY OF COLONI Pages 276 Publisher Cambridge University Press Language English ISBN-10 0521252474 ISBN-13 9780521252478 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 575.15 Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations illustrations, maps, bibliography, index DOI 10.1604/9780521252478 UK Release Date 1983-07-29 AU Release Date 1983-07-29 NZ Release Date 1983-07-29 Author Peter Angas Parsons Year 1983 Publication Date 1983-07-29 Alternative 9780511525742 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:91386683;

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