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Dispersal (Hardcover)
Jean Clobert, Etienne Danchin, Andre A. Dhondt, James D. Nichols
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R4,553
Discovery Miles 45 530
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Habitat fragmentation and global climate change are the two major
environmental threats to the persistence of species and ecosystems.
The probability of a species surviving such changes is strongly
dependent on its ability to track shifts in the environmental,
either by moving between patches of habitat or by rapidly adapting
to local condition. These 'solutions' to problems posed by
environmental change depend on dispersal propensity, motivating our
desire to better understand this important behavior. This book is a
comprehensive overview of the new developments in the study of
dispersal and the state-of-the-art research on the evolution of
this trait. The causes, mechanisms, and consequences of dispersal
at the individual, population, and species levels are considered.
The promise of new techniques and models for studying dispersal,
drawn from molecular biology and demography is explored.
Perspectives on the study of dispersal are offered from evolution,
conservation biology, and genetics. Throughout the book,
theoretical approaches are combined with empirical data, and
examples are included from as wide a range of species as possible.
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Dispersal (Paperback)
Jean Clobert, Etienne Danchin, Andre A. Dhondt, James D. Nichols
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R2,358
Discovery Miles 23 580
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The ability of species to migrate has interested ecologists for many years. Now that so many species and ecosystems face major environmental change, the ability of species to adapt to these changes by dispersing, migrating, or moving between different patches of habitat can be crucial to ensuring their survival. This book provides a timely and wide-ranging overview of the study of dispersal and incorporates much of the latest research. The causes, mechanisms, and consequences of dispersal at the individual, population, species and community levels are considered. The potential of new techniques and models for studying dispersal, drawn from molecular biology and demography, is also explored. Perspectives and insights are offered from the fields of evolution, conservation biology and genetics. Throughout the book, theoretical approaches are combined with empirical data, and care has been taken to include examples from as wide a range of species as possible.
This book is a unique collection of evolutionary and ecological
perspectives in the study of biodiversity by some of the leading
researchers in the field. The seventeen chapters are divided into
three sections, each section beginning with an overview of its
contents. The book traces past landmarks, current questions, and
future trends in biodiversity reseach ranging from the evaluation
of the fossil record and molecular phylogenies in untangling the
genesis of diversity; to population, community, and ecosystem-level
approaches in understanding patterns of species persistence; and
finally to large-scale diversity patterns and species conservation.
Subject reviews, case-studies, and discussions of techniques are
combined to produce a state-of-the-art book.
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