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The evolutionary biology of species /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barraclough, Timothy G. (Author)
Corporate Author: UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford series in ecology and evolution.
Subjects:
Biodiversity.
Evolution (Biology)
Phylogeny.
Species.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. What are species?
  • 3. The evidence for species : phenotypic and genetic clustering
  • 4. Why are there species? : arenas of recombination and selection
  • 5. What causes speciation?
  • 6. Species and speciation without sex
  • 7. Species boundaries and contemporary evolution
  • 8. Species interactions and contemporary evolution
  • 9. Predicting evolution in diverse communities
  • 10. How does species richness accumulate over time?
  • 11. Conclusions.