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Klappentext Evolutionary Ecology simultaneously unifies conceptual and empirical advances in evolutionary ecology and provides a volume that can be used as either a primary textbook or a supplemental reading in an advanced undergraduate or graduate course. The focus of the book is on current concepts inevolutionary ecology, and the empirical study of these concepts. The editors have assembled a group of prominent biologists who have made significant contributions to this field. They both synthesize the current state of knowledge and identity areas for future investigation. Evolutionary Ecologywill be of general interest to researchers and students in both ecology and evolutionary biology. Researchers in evolutionary ecology that want an overview of the current state of the field, and graduate students that want an introduction the field, will find this book very valuable. This volume canalso be used as a primary textbook or supplemental reading in both upper division and graduate courses/seminars in Evolutionary Ecology. Zusammenfassung Unifies conceptual and empirical advances in evolutionary ecology. This volume is divided into five major sections: an overview of the major topics in evolutionary biology for ecologists, and sections on life histories, behaviour, co-evolution, and adaptation to athropogenic change. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Recurring Themes 1: Nature and Causes of Variation 2: Evolutionary Significance of Variation 3: Natural Selection 4: Adaptation 5: Phenotypic Plasticity 6: Population Structure 7: Inbreeding and Outbreeding Part 2: Life Histories 8: Age and Size at Maturity 9: Offspring Size and Number 10: Senescence 11: Life Cycles 12: Sex and Gender 13: Sex Ratios and Sex Allocation 14: Ecological Specialization and Generalization Part 3: Behavior 15: Mating Systems 16: Sexual Selection 17: Cooperation and Altruism 18: Foraging Behaviour 19: The Evolutionary Ecology of Management Part 4: Interspecific Interactions 20: Ecological Character Displacement 21: Predator-Prey Interactions 22: Parasite-Host Interactions 23: Plant-Herbivore Interactions 24: Mutualisms 25: The Geographic Dynamics of Coevolution Part 5: Adaptation to Anthropogenic Change 26: Pesticide Resistance 27: Predicting the Outcome of Biological Control 28: Evolutionary Conservation Biology References Index ...
