{"product_id":"the-evolutionary-biology-of-colonizing-species-paperback-9780521272452","title":"The Evolutionary Biology of Colonizing Species (Paperback) 9780521272452","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Evolutionary Biology of Colonizing Species\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProfessor Parsons uses the colonizing species as a case study in the dynamics of microevolution at work in living systems.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Angas Parsons (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521272452, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 11 March 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e276 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 1.5 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eProfessor 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 'naïve' habitat, is studied primarily as an ecological phenotype and more generally as an ecological behavioural 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction: colonists and habitats\u003cbr\u003e 2. Genetics and ecology\u003cbr\u003e 3. Physical conditions, resources, and ecological phenotypes\u003cbr\u003e 4. Variability in natural populations\u003cbr\u003e 5. Genetic variability, ecological phenotypes, and stressful environments\u003cbr\u003e 6. Colonizing phenotypes and genotypes\u003cbr\u003e 7. Behavioural variability in natural populations\u003cbr\u003e 8. Habitat selection\u003cbr\u003e 9. The ecobehavioural phenotype: generalists and specialists\u003cbr\u003e 10. The ecobehavioural phenotype: biological control and domestication\u003cbr\u003e 11. Parasites and plants\u003cbr\u003e 12. Discussion and conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Genetics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Genetics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Genetics%20%5Bnon-medical%5D%20%5BPSAK%5D%22\"\u003enon-medical PSAK\u003c\/a\u003e], Evolution [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Evolution\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Evolution%20%5BPSAJ%5D%22\"\u003ePSAJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006966780184,"sku":"9780521272452","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521272452i_9b064c84-5ddd-4c0e-9316-5d34019d21ae.jpg?v=1691374316","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-evolutionary-biology-of-colonizing-species-paperback-9780521272452","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}