Evolution of biological diversity
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Evolution of biological diversity
Oxford University Press, 1999
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"Originating from contributions to a discussion meeting of the Royal Society of London"
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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: pbk ISBN 9780198503040
Description
The astounding breadth of diversity of life on earth intrigues and amazes many people, while the future of world biodiversity is a cause for widespread concern. Within the current context of global interest in biological diversity, this is a timely review of the most recent research into the evolutionary origins of biological diversity and the processes of speciation, from a stellar cast of contributors. Recent studies have discovered considerable genetic and
morphological variation both between and within populations of the same species. Yet the relation between this intraspecific variation and the processes of speciation remains poorly understood. When, how, and why do new species arise? The chapters in this book explore the question of how variation arises
within species; some emphasize the ecological and behavioural basis of differentiation; others argue for the role of natural selection in generating speciation. Several chapters focus on the important emerging links between sexual selection, sexual conflict, and population differentiation. The final chapters of the book take a broader perspective on the question, and explore the fossil record for data on the origination of species diversity - and extinctions - in the past. This book is a
must-have for all researchers and graduate students in the biological sciences who want to be abreast of the latest thinking on the evolution of biological diversity.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The evolutionary genetics of speciation
- 2. Genetic diversity: Do market genes tell us the whole story?
- 3. Genetic diversity in natural populations
- 4. Sympatric morphs, populations, and speciation in freshwater fish with emphsis on arctic charr
- 5. Sexual selection and natural selection in bird speciation
- 6. Explosive speciation of African cichlid fishes
- 7. Sexual conflict and speciation
- 8. Population differentiation without speciation
- 9. From genes to individuals - Developmental genes and the generation of the phenotype
- 10. Revealing the factors that promote speciation
- 11. Gulliver's further travels: The necessity and difficulty of a hierarchical theory of selection
- 12. Geographic range size and speciation
- 13. Rates of speciation in the fossil record
- 14. The evolution of diversity in ancient ecosystems: A review
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: hbk ISBN 9780198503057
Description
The astounding breadth of diversity of life on earth intrigues and amazes many people, while the future of world biodiversity is a cause for widespread concern. Within the current context of global interest in biological diversity, this is a review of research into the evolutionary origins of biological diversity and the processes of speciation. Recent studies have discovered considerable genetic and morphological variation both between and within populations of the same species. Yet the relation between this intraspecific variation and the processes of speciation remains poorly understood. When, how, and why do new species arise? The chapters in this book explore the question of how variation arises within species; some emphasize the ecological and behavioural basis of differentiation; others argue for the role of natural selection in generating speciation. Several chapters focus on the important emerging links between sexual selection, sexual conflict, and population differentiation.
Table of Contents
- 1: Coyne and Orr: The evolutionary genetics of speciation
- 2: Tregenza and Butlin: Genetic diversity: Do market genes tell us the whole story?
- 3: Harwood and Amos: Genetic diversity in natural populations
- 4: Skulason, Snorrason, and Jonsson: Sympatric morphs, populations, and speciation in freshwater fish with emphasis on arctic charr
- 5: Price: Sexual selection and natural selection in bird speciation
- 6: Turner: Explosive speciation of African cichlid fishes
- 7: Partridge and Parker: Sexual conflict and speciation
- 8: Magurran: Population differentiation without speciation
- 9: Tautz and Schmid: From genes to individuals - Developmental genes and the generation of the phenotype
- 10: Barraclough, Vogler, and Harvey: Revealing the factors that promote speciation
- 11: Gould: Gulliver's further travels: The necessity and difficulty of a hierarchical theory of selection
- 12: Gaston and Chown: Geographic range size and speciation
- 13: Sepkoski: Rates of speciation in the fossil record
- 14: Conway Morris: The evolution of diversity in ancient ecosystems: A review.
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