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Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree: Ecology and Adaptive Radiation of Anoles (Organisms and Environments)

By Jonathan B. Losos

Book information

Year
2009
ISBN
0520255917, 9780520255913
LCC
QL666.L268 L67 2009
Open Library ID
OL16944355M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (17994456 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
528\528
Topic
Biology Ecology
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Adaptive radiation, which results when a single ancestral species gives rise to many descendants, each adapted to a different part of the environment, is possibly the single most important source of biological diversity in the living world. One of the best-studied examples involves Caribbean Anolis lizards. With about 400 species, Anolis has played an important role in the development of ecological theory and has become a model system exemplifying the integration of ecological, evolutionary, and behavioral studies to understand evolutionary diversification. This major work, written by one of the best-known investigators of Anolis, reviews and synthesizes an immense literature. Jonathan B. Losos illustrates how different scientific approaches to the questions of adaptation and diversification can be integrated and examines evolutionary and ecological questions of interest to a broad range of biologists.

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