Molecular Evolution and Adaptive Radiation
Editorial Reviews
Review
'... illuminating, refreshing and convincing ... The editors maintain that adaptive radiation is an effective bridge between ecology and evolution. Givnish and Sytsma have certainly put this into practice by producing a text which is made exciting not only through the advance in molecular technology, but also by the sheer complexity and elegance of biological diversity. It is rare to say that a text will reach a truly wide audience. In this case, it is assured, and should reach the shelves (funds permitting!) of specialists in molecular evolution and of specific taxa, as well as those who are just curious about the marvel of biological diversity.' Gary R. Carvalho, Heredity
'... this book does an excellent job of reviewing many interesting evolutionary situations.' Deborah Charlesworth, Genetical Research
'... very well edited and all of the chapters are readable and well presented ... should be of interest to biologists of any ilk.' Chuck Cook, BSDB Newsletter
Book Description
Molecular Evolution and Adaptive Radiation surveys recent advances in the study of adaptive radiation by bringing together a set of international experts investigating a wide range of organisms in a variety of geographic settings. Givnish and Sytsma show how family trees derived from molecular characters can be used to analyze the origin and pattern of ecological and morphological diversification within a lineage in a noncircular fashion. They synthesize the recent explosion of research in this area, involving organisms as diverse as epiphytic and terrestrial orchids, water hyacinths, African cichlids, New World monkeys, tropical fruit bats, carnivorous bromeliads, Hawaiian silverswords and fruit flies, North American Daphnia, Caribbean anoles, Canadian sticklebacks, and Australian marsupials. This volume will be of interest to graduate students and professional scientists in ecology, evolutionary biology, systematics, and biogeography.
Molecular Evolution and Adaptive Radiation,Thomas J. Givnish,Kenneth J. Sytsma,Cambridge University Press,0521779294,Adaptation (Biology),Biology,Classification,Life Sciences - Biology - General,Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology,Life Sciences - Evolution,Molecular aspects,Organic Evolution,Science,Science/Mathematics,Biology--Classification--Molecular aspects,Evolution,Genetics (non-medical),Science / Ecology
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