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

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Main Author: Cox, George W., 1935-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington : Island Press, [2004]
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505 0 |a 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. 
650 0 |a Introduced organisms  |x Environmental aspects. 
650 0 |a Introduced animals  |x Evolution. 
650 0 |a Exotic plants  |x Evolution. 
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