UID:
almahu_9948155400502882
Format:
1 online resource :
,
illustrations (black and white).
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780191814020 (ebook) :
Series Statement:
Oxford series in ecology and evolution
Content:
'Species' are central to understanding the origin and dynamics of biological diversity; explaining why lineages split into multiple distinct species is one of the main goals of evolutionary biology. However the existence of species is often taken for granted, and precisely what is meant by species and whether they really exist as a pattern of nature has rarely been modelled or critically tested. This text presents a synthetic overview of the evolutionary biology of species, describing what species are, how they form, the consequences of species boundaries and diversity for evolution, and patterns of species accumulation over time. The central thesis is that species represent more than just a unit of taxonomy; they are a model of how diversity is structured as well as how groups of related organisms evolve.
Note:
This edition also issued in print: 2019.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780198749745
Language:
English
URL:
Oxford scholarship online
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