Ecological speciation

by Nosil, Patrick

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Full title :Ecological speciation / Patrik Nosil, ...

Summary

"The origin of biological diversity, via the formation of new species, can be inextricably linked to adaptation to the ecological environment. Specifically, ecological processes are central to the formation of new species when barriers to gene flow (reproductive isolation) evolve between populations as a result of ecologically-based divergent natural selection. This process of "ecological speciation" has seen a large body of particularly focused research in the last 10-15 years, and a review and synthesis of thetheoretical and empirical literature is now timely.

The book begins by clarifying what ecological speciation is, its alternatives, and the predictions that can be used to test for it. It then reviews the three components of ecological speciation and discusses the geography and genomic basis of the process. A final chapter highlights future research directions, describing the approaches and experiments which might be used to conduct that future work. The ecological and genetic literature is integrated throughout the text with the goal of shedding new insight into the speciation process, particularly when the empirical data is then furtherintegrated with theory."--Pub. desc.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:cop. 2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:cop. 2012.

Notes

Bibliogr. p. 225-270.

The Physical Object

Description:1 vol. (XVII-280 p.) : : ill. ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780199587100, 0199587108, 9780199587117, 0199587116
oclc:ocn804977074
LC Classification:QH380
Dewey Decimal:576.86

What is ecological speciation? -- Predictions and tests of ecological speciation -- A source of divergent selection -- A form of reproductive isolation -- A genetic mechanism to link selection to reproductive isolation -- The geography of ecological speciation -- The genomics of ecological speciation -- The speciation continuum : what factors affect how far speciation proceeds? -- Conclusions and future directions.

Subjects

Art Biodiversité Biodiversity Biological Evolution Diversité des espèces Écologie ecology Espèces (biologie) Évolution Évolution (Biologie) Evolution (Biology) Genetic Speciation Isolating mechanisms Isolement des espèces Niche (Ecology) Niche écologique Ökologie Species