Authors:Michael T. Clegg, Ross J. MacIntyre,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: vol, biology, evolutionary
Number of Pages: 206
Published: 2003-01-01
List price: $139.00
ISBN-10: 0306472619
ISBN-13: 9780306472619

This volume is the 33rd in this series, which includes 32 numbered volumes and an unnumbered supplement. Several special volumes have also been published as separate monographs. This volume, like the others in the series, has chapters devoted to a broad spectrum of topics. Indeed, the editors continue to solicit manuscripts on subjects covered by the encompassing rubric of Evolutionary Biology. "Volume 33 continues the grand tradition of Evolutionary Biology in being the most comprehensive series in the field. The chapters are always up-to-date, informative, and stimulating; sometimes infur

Authors:Warren Allmon, David J. Bottjer,
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Keywords: paleoecology, evolutionary
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2000-10-15
List price: $37.00
ISBN-10: 0231109954
ISBN-13: 9780231109956

One of the most important questions we can ask about life is "Does ecology matter?" Most biologists and paleontologists are trained to answer "yes," but the exact mechanisms by which ecology matters in the context of patterns that play out over millions of years have never been entirely clear. This book examines these mechanisms and looks at how ancient environments affected evolution, focusing on long-term macroevolutionary changes as seen in the fossil record. Evolutionary paleoecology is not a new discipline. Beginning with Darwin, researchers have attempted to understand how the environm

Author: Robert Poulin
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Keywords: second, parasites, ecology, evolutionary
Number of Pages: 342
Published: 2006-12-11
List price: $50.00
ISBN-10: 0691120854
ISBN-13: 9780691120850

Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and they now make up a considerable proportion of the biodiversity of life. Not only do they impact humans and other animals in fundamental ways, but in recent years they have become a powerful model system for the study of ecology and evolution, with practical applications in disease prevention. Here, in a thoroughly revised and updated edition of his influential earlier work, Robert Poulin provides an evolutionary ecologist’s view of the biology of parasites. He sets forth a comprehensive synthesis of parasite evolutiona

Author: Dylan Evans
Publisher: Totem Books
Keywords: psychology, evolutionary, introducing
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2005
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 1840466685
ISBN-13: 9781840466683

This series is renowned throughout the world for its ingenious combination of graphic illustration and intelligent, precise text by leading academics on some of the most challenging subjects around. Drawing on the insights of evolutionary biology, cognitive psychology and more, this is an introduction to evolutionary psychology.

Authors:David Westneat, Charles Fox,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: ecology, behavioral, evolutionary
Number of Pages: 664
Published: 2010-03-05
List price: $150.00
ISBN-10: 0195331931
ISBN-13: 9780195331936

Evolutionary Behavioral Ecology is intended to be used as a text for graduate students and a sourcebook for professional scientists seeking an understanding of the evolutionary and ecological processes shaping behavior across a wide array of organisms and a diverse set of behaviors. Chapters are written by leading experts in the field, providing a core foundation, a history of conceptual developments, and fresh insight into the controversies and themes shaping the continuing development of the field. Essays on adaptation, selection, fitness, genetics, plasticity, and phylogeny as they pertain

Author: Nandish V. Patel
Publisher: Idea Group Publishing
Keywords: systems, information, evolutionary, adaptive
Number of Pages: 381
Published: 2002-10-21
List price: $84.95
ISBN-10: 1591400341
ISBN-13: 9781591400349

Adaptive and evolutionary information systems enable both developers and users to change systems functionality. Such systems are required because of the changing nature of users’ requirements. This is a critical area of research and practice for businesses that have to ensure that their investment in IT/IS is capable of changing with the needs of the business. Adaptive Evolutionary Information Systems focuses on the pertinent issues and challenges surrounding the implementation of information systems within businesses and organizations.

Author: Armen Takhtajan
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Keywords: plants, flowering, trends, evolutionary
Number of Pages: 241
Published: 1991-04-15
List price: $82.00
ISBN-10: 0231073283
ISBN-13: 9780231073288

Explores the evolutionary trends in each major flowering plant part-vegetative organs, flowers and inflorescences, fruits, and seeds. Examines microsporangia, microspores, and pollen grains as well as megasporangia, mega-spores, and the ovule, and covers evolutionary trends in pollination, fertilization, and triple fusion.