The coevolutionary process

The coevolutionary process / John N. Thompson.

"Traditional ecological approaches to species evolution have frequently dealt with too few species, relatively small areas, and relatively short time spans. In The Coevolutionary Process, John N. Thompson advances a new conceptual approach to the evolution of species interactions - the geograph...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thompson, John N., 1951-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©1994.
Subjects:
Coevolution.
Insect-plant relationships.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
Coevolution
Insect-plant relationships
Coëvolutie.
Insecten.
Planten.
Coévolution.
Relations insecte-plante.
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Table of Contents:
  • The entangled bank : Specialization within Darwin's entangled bank
  • From the entangled bank to the evolutionary synthesis
  • Specialization and coevolution since the evolutionary synthesis
  • The evolution of specialization : Phylogeny of specialization
  • Evolutionary genetics of specialization
  • Ontogeny of specialization
  • Natural selection and the geographic structure of specialization : Why parasitism is special
  • Choosing among multiple victims
  • Coping with multiple enemies: the geography of defense
  • Extreme specialization in mutualists
  • Further limitations on specialization in mutualisms
  • Specialization and coevolution : Genetics of coevolution
  • The geographic mosaic theory of coevolution
  • Diversifying coevolution
  • Asymmetries in specialization and coevolution
  • Pushing the limits of coevolution
  • Synthesis : The geographic mosaic in evolving interactions
  • Epilogue : Specialization, coevolution, and conservation.

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