Niche construction : the neglected process in evolution /
The seemingly innocent observation that the activities of organisms bring about changes in environments is so obvious that it seems an unlikely focus for a new line of thinking about evolution. Yet niche construction--as this process of organism-driven environmental modification is known--has hidden...
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| Main Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
©2003.
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| Series: | Monographs in population biology ;
37. |
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| Online Access: |
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| Summary: | The seemingly innocent observation that the activities of organisms bring about changes in environments is so obvious that it seems an unlikely focus for a new line of thinking about evolution. Yet niche construction--as this process of organism-driven environmental modification is known--has hidden complexities. By transforming biotic and abiotic sources of natural selection in external environments, niche construction generates feedback in evolution on a scale hitherto underestimated--and in a manner that transforms the evolutionary dynamic. It also plays a critical role in ecology, suppo. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 472 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-455) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400847266 1400847265 0691044384 9780691044385 1299051545 9781299051546 |
| Language: | In English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |