Synopses & Reviews
Unraveling the origin of biodiversity is fundamental for understanding our biosphere. This book clarifies how adaptive processes, rather than geographic isolation, can cause speciation. Adaptive speciation occurs when biological interactions induce disruptive selection and the evolution of assortative mating, thus triggering the splitting of lineages. Internationally recognized leaders in the field explain exciting developments in modeling speciation, together with celebrated examples of rapid speciation by natural selection. Written for students and researchers in biology, physics, and mathematics, this book is a ground-breaking treatment of modern speciation science.
Synopsis
Adaptive speciation occurs when biological interactions induce disruptive selection and the evolution of assortative mating, thus triggering the splitting of lineages. Internationally recognized authorities explain exciting developments in modeling speciation, including celebrated examples of rapid speciation by natural selection. The text is geared toward students and researchers in biology, physics, and mathematics.
About the Author
ULF DIECKMANN is Project Coordinator of the Adaptive Dynamics Network at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Laxenburg, Austria.MICHAEL DOEBELI works in the Departments of Mathematics and Zoology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.JOHAN A.J. METZ is Professor of Mathematical Biology at the Institute of Evolutionary and Ecological Sciences at Leiden University.DIETHARD TAUTZ is at the Institut für Genetik, at the Universität zu Köln in Germany.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction Ulf Dieckmann, Johan A. J. Metz, Michael Doebeli and Diethard Tautz; 2. Speciation in historical perspective Will Provine; Part A. Theories of Speciation: 3. Genetic theories of sympatric speciation Tadeusz J. Kawecki; 4. Adaptive dynamics of speciation: ecological underpinnings Stefan A. H. Geritz, Éva Kisdi, Géza Meszéna and Johan A. J. Metz; 5. Adaptive dynamics of speciation: sexual populations Ulf Dieckmann and Michael Doebeli; 6. Genetic theories of allopatric and parapatric speciation Sergey Gavrilets; 7. Adaptive dynamics of speciation: spatial structure Michael Doebeli and Ulf Dieckmann; Part B. Ecological Mechanisms of Speciation: 8. Speciation and radiation in African Haplochromine Cichlids Jacques J. M. van Alphen, Ole Seehausen and Frietson Galis; 9. Natural selection and ecological speciation in Sticklebacks Howard D. Rundle and Dolph Schluter; 10. Adaptive speciation in northern freshwater fishes Sigurður S. Snorrason and Skúli Skúlason; 11. Sympatric speciation in insects Guy L. Bush and Roger K. Butlin; 12. Adaptive speciation in agricultural pests Martijn Egas, Maurice W. Sabelis, Filipa Vala and Iza Lesna; 13. Ecological speciation in flowering plants Nickolas M. Waser and Diane R. Campbell; 14. Experiments on adaptation and divergence in bacterial populations Michael Travisano; Part C. Patterns of Speciation: 15. Phylogeography and patterns of incipient speciation Diethard Tautz; 16. Evolutionary diversification of Caribbean Anolis lizards J. B. Losos, R. S. Thorpe, A. Malhotra, A. Stenson and J. T. Reardon; 17. Adaptive radiation of African montane plants Eric B. Knox; 18. Diversity and speciation of Semionotid fish in Mesozoic Rift Lakes Amy R. McCune; 19. Epilogue Ulf Dieckmann, Diethard Tautz, Michael Doebeli and Johan A. J. Metz; References; Index.