Invasion genetics : the Baker and Stebbins legacy /

"Invasion Genetics: the Baker & Stebbins legacy provides a state-of-the-art treatment of the evolutionary biology of invasive species, whilst also revisiting the historical legacy of one of the most important books in evolutionary biology: The Genetics of Colonizing Species, published in 19...

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Other Authors: Barrett, Spencer Charles Hilton (Editor), Colautti, Robert I. (Editor), Dlugosch, Katrina M. (Editor), Rieseberg, Loren H. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ, USA : Wiley, 2017.
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Summary:"Invasion Genetics: the Baker & Stebbins legacy provides a state-of-the-art treatment of the evolutionary biology of invasive species, whilst also revisiting the historical legacy of one of the most important books in evolutionary biology: The Genetics of Colonizing Species, published in 1965 and edited by Herbert Baker and G. Ledyard Stebbins. This volume covers a range of topics concerned with the evolutionary biology of invasion including: phylogeography and the reconstruction of invasion history; demographic genetics; the role of stochastic forces in the invasion process; the contemporary evolution of local adaptation; the significance of epigenetics and transgenerational plasticity for invasive species; the genomic consequences of colonization; the search for invasion genes; and the comparative biology of invasive species. A wide diversity of invasive organisms are discussed including plants, animals, fungi and microbes"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 380 pages : : illustrations (some color.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781119072799 (electronic bk.)
1119072794 (electronic bk.)