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Symposium of the International Prize for Biology 1998 : Hayama-machi, Japan)
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When the 1998 International Prize for Biology was awarded for outstanding research in the biology of biodiversity, the honor went to Harvard University Professor Otto T. Solbrig, one of the authors of this volume. As the world becomes increasingly aware of the crisis and urgency of conservation in biodiversity, this book could not be more timely. Understanding of the biodiversity of plants, animals, and humans remains incomplete, but new multidisciplinary approaches - phylogenetic, ecological, molecular developmental, and genetic - have revealed essential underlying aspects of the science. These and other breakthroughs are presented in the papers collected here from scientists at the forefront of biodiversity research. While the focus of their work is on the evolutionary and ecological implications of biodiversity, basic concepts and data also are provided. The book is thus a valuable source both in research and in the utilization and conservation of biodiversity.
The origin of reproductive isolation / K. Sawamura -- A molecular perspective on the conservation of diversity / C. Moritz -- Mitochondrial molecular clocks and the origin of eutoleostean biodiversity / Y. Kumazawas, M. Yamaguchi, and M. Nishida -- Molecular [alpha]-taxonomy of a morphologically simple fern Asplenium nidus complex from Mt. Halimun National Park, Indonesia / N. Murakami [and others] -- Adaptive radiation, dispersal, and diversification of the Hawaiian Lobeliads / T.J. Givnish -- Phylogenetic analyses of large data sets / D.E. Soltis and P.S. Soltis -- The theory and practice of the science of biodiversity / O.T. Solbrig -- Biodiversity and ecosystem processes / J.H. Lawton -- Creeping 'fruitless falls' / I. Washitani -- Population persistence and community diversity in a naturally patchy landscape / S. Harrison -- Patterns of tree species diversity among tropical rain forests / P.S. Ashton and J.V. la Frankie -- Functional differentiation and positive feedback enhancing plant biodiversity / T. Kohyama [and others] -- Developmental genetics and the diversity of animal form / M. Akam -- Developmental mechanisms underlying the origin and evolution of chordates / N. Satoh [and others] -- The regulation of dorsiventral symmetry in plants / S. Gleissberg [and others] -- Evolution of reproductive organs in vascular plants / M. Hasevbe and M. Ito -- Genetic diversity of color vision in primates / W.-H. Li [and others] -- Avian evolution during the Pleistocene in North America / R.M. Zink and J. Klincka -- Genetic diversity of human populations in Eastern Asia / K. Omotl -- Human diversity and its history / H.C. Harpending and E. Eller.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.