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Robert H. MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson's "The Theory of Island Biogeography," first published by Princeton in 1967, is one of the most influential books on ecology and evolution to appear in the past half century. By developing a general mathematical theory to explain a crucial ecological problem--the regulation of species diversity in island populations--the book transformed the science of biogeography and ecology as a whole. In "The Theory of Island Biogeography Revisited," some of today's most prominent biologists assess the continuing impact of MacArthur and Wilson's book four decades after its publication. Following an opening chapter in which Wilson reflects on island biogeography in the 1960s, fifteen chapters evaluate and demonstrate how the field has extended and confirmed--as well as challenged and modified--MacArthur and Wilson's original ideas. Providing a broad picture of the fundamental ways in which the science of island biogeography has been shaped by MacArthur and Wilson's landmark work, "The Theory of Island Biogeography Revisited" also points the way toward exciting future research.
A pioneering work, "Species Diversity in Ecological Communities"
looks at biodiversity in its broadest geographical and historical
contexts. For many decades, ecologists have studied only small
areas over short time spans in the belief that diversity is
regulated by local ecological interactions. However, to understand
fully how communities come to have the diversity they do, and to
properly address urgent conservation problems, scientists must
consider global patterns of species richness and the historical
events that shape both regional and local communities.
Although birds have a rather uniform body plan and physiology, they exhibit marked variation in development type, parental care, and rate of growth. This makes them ideal for studying and understanding evolutionary adaptation. Presenting an integrative perspective of organism biology, ecology, and evolution, this book is a case study in evolutionary diversification of life histories.
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