Eco-evolutionary dynamics /
The theme of this volume is to discuss Eco-evolutionary Dynamics. Updates and informs the reader on the latest research findingsWritten by leading experts in the fieldHighlights areas for future investigation.
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| Μορφή: | Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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London, England :
Elsevier,
2014.
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| Σειρά: | Advances in ecological research ;
Volume 50. |
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Front Cover; Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; References; Chapter One: Do Eco-Evo Feedbacks Help Us Understand Nature? Answers From Studies of the Trinidadian Guppy; 1. Introduction; 2. Operational Framework; 3. Population Biology of Guppies; 3.1. Natural history and evolution; 3.2. The importance of density regulation; 4. Experimental Studies of Eco-Evo Dynamics; 4.1. Hypotheses for eco-evo feedbacks in the evolution of LP guppies; 4.2. Artificial streams: Retrospective studies of guppy evolution.
- 4.2.1. LP and HP exert different direct and indirect effects on their ecosystems and the indirect effects create eco-evo f ... 4.2.2. The fitness advantage of HP `superguppies evaporates at high densities (Bassar et al., 2013); 4.2.3. The interactions between guppies and Rivulus can help drive the evolution of the LP phenotype (Palkovacs et al., 2009); 4.3. Interactions between guppies and Rivulus; 4.4. Focal streams: Prospective studies of evolution; 4.4.1. Experimental introductions of guppy populations; 4.4.2. Ecological consequences of canopy manipulations.
- 4.4.3. The impact of guppies on Rivulus4.4.4. The impact of guppies on Invertebrates; 4.4.5. Do guppies change the structure of natural ecosystems?; 4.4.6. Guppy evolution; 4.4.7. Future work on guppies and their ecosystem; 5. Conclusions; References; Chapter Two: Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics in a Three-Species Food Web with Intraguild Predation: Intriguingly Complex; 1. Introduction; 2. Methods; 2.1. Study species and setting up the experimental community; 2.2. Controlling the initial genetic variation in prey populations; 2.3. Community dynamics experiment; 2.4. Data smoothing.
- 2.5. Estimating predictability of predator dynamics2.6. Models for community and eco-evolutionary dynamics; 3. Results; 3.1. Two-species (single predator, single prey) experiments; 3.2. Three-species (two predators, single prey) experiments with prey defence evolution; 3.3. Prey evolution and the predictability of population dynamics; 3.4. Canard cycles and regime shifts in eco-evolutionary dynamics; 4. Discussion and Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter Three: Eco-Evolutionary Spatial Dynamics: Rapid Evolution and Isolation Explain Food Web Persistence; 1. Introduction.
- 1.1. Food webs and eco-evolutionary dynamics1.2. Space, the next frontier; 1.3. Merging space, food webs and evolution; 1.4. Soil food webs as a model system; 1.5. Aims: A few examples of hypothesis testing using Weaver; 2. Materials and Methods; 3. Results; 3.1. Connectance and food web persistence; 3.2. Genetic variation and food web persistence; 3.3. Island distance and food web persistence; 3.4. Predator top-down control on prey diversity; 3.5. Multi-trophic spatio-temporal dynamics during a 500-day simulation; 3.6. Relatively long-term micro-evolution (500 days) in a persistent web.
