عنوان

Alien species and evolution :

(Number (ISBN

1423767152

(Number (ISBN

1559630086

(Number (ISBN

1559630094

(Number (ISBN

1597268356

(Number (ISBN

9781423767152

(Number (ISBN

9781559630085

(Number (ISBN

9781559630092

(Number (ISBN

9781597268356

Number

b782325

Title Proper

Alien species and evolution :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the evolutionary ecology of exotic plants, animals, microbes, and interacting native species /

First Statement of Responsibility

George W. Cox.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Washington :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Island Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2004.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xii, 377 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-344) and index.

Text of Note

pt. I. Basic concepts of alien invasion and evolution -- Alien species and accelerated evolution -- Adaptation of alien species for dispersal and establishment -- Founder effects and exotic variability -- Introduction sources, cryptic species, and invasion routes -- pt. II. Processes of evolutionary change and adaptation -- Hybridization and evolution of exotics -- Hybridization and transgenic organisms -- Invasion resistance of native communities -- Adaptation of alien species to new habitats -- pt. III. Evolutionary interaction of aliens and natives -- Evolutionary adaptation by alien herbivores -- Evolutionary adaptation by alien predators and parasites -- Adaptation of alien diseases to hosts and vectors -- Adaptation of plants to alien herbivores and diseases -- Adaptation of native herbivores to alien plants -- Adaptation of animals to alien predators, parasites, and disease agents -- Accumulation of herbivores, predators, and parasites by alien species -- pt. IV. Global evolutionary consequences of alien invasions -- Alien species as agents of extirpation and extinction -- Evolutionary ecology of alien biological control agents -- Counteradaptation and integration into the biotic community -- Dispersing aliens and speciation -- Permanently altered biotic communities.

0

Text of Note

Annotation Reviews and synthesises emerging information on the evolutionary changes that occur in plants, animals, and microbial organisms when they colonise new geographical areas, and on the evolutionary responses of the native species with which alien species interact.

Text of Note

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

MIL

Stock Number

1049657

Title

Alien species and evolution.

International Standard Book Number

1559630094

Exotic plants-- Evolution.

Introduced animals-- Evolution.

Introduced organisms-- Environmental aspects.

Animaux introduits-- Évolution.

Espèces introduites-- Aspect de l'environnement.

Plantes exotiques-- Évolution.

Ecologische aspecten.

Evolutionaire biologie.

Introduced organisms-- Environmental aspects.

Invasie (biologie)

Life Sciences / Botany.

NATURE-- Animals-- Wildlife.

SCIENCE-- Microscopes & Microscopy.

SCIENCE.

NAT-- 037000

SCI-- 047000

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Class number

System Code

Cox, George W.,1935-

Date of Transaction

20201206205252.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

pn

Electronic name

[Book]

Y