Evolutionary ecology
Subtitle: concepts and case studies
By: edited by Charles W. Fox, Derek A. Roff, and Daphne J. Fairbairn.
Contributors: Fox, Charles W.; Roff, Derek A., 1949-; Fairbairn, Daphne J.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 424
Subjects: Ecology; Evolution (Biology)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-413).
Table of contents: title: Recurring themes. Nature and causes of variation / Susan J. Mazer, John Damuth; title: Evolutionary significance of variation / Susan J. Mazer, John Damuth; title: Natural selection / Daphne J. Fairbairn, Jeff P. Reeve; title: Adaptation / David Reznick, Joseph Travis; title: Phenotypic plasticity / Massimo Pigliucci; title: Population structure / Leonard Nunney; title: Inbreeding and outbreeding / Nickolas M. Waser, Charles F. Williams. Life histories. Age and size at maturity / Derek A. Roff; title: Offpsring size and number / Frank J. Messina, Charles W. Fox; title: Senescence / Marc Tatar; title: Life cycles / Jan A. Pechenik; title: Sex and gender / Turk Rhen, David Crews; title: Sex ratios and sex allocation / Steven Hecht Orzack; title: Ecological specialization and generalization / Douglas J. Futuyma. Behavior. Mating systems / Ann K. Sakai, David F. Westneat; title: Sexual selection / Udo M. Savalli; title: Cooperation and altruism / David Sloan Wilson; title: Foraging behavior / Donald L. Kramer; title: The evolutionary ecology of movement / Hugh Dingle, Marcel Holyoak. Interspecific interactions. Ecological character displacement / Dolph Schulter; title: Predator-prey interactions / Peter A. Abrams; title: Parasite-host interactions / Curtis M. Lively; title: Plant-herbivore interactions / May Berenbaum; title: Mutualisms / Judith L. Bronstein; title: The geographic dynamics of coevolution / John N. Thompson. Adaptation to anthropgenic change. Pesticide resistance / John A. McKenzie; title: Predicting the outcome of biological control / Judith H. Myers; title: Evolutionary conservation biology / Philip W. Hedrick.