Beschreibung:
Professor Parsons uses the colonizing species as a case study in the dynamics of microevolution at work in living systems.
Preface; 1. Introduction: colonists and habitats; 2. Genetics and ecology; 3. Physical conditions, resources, and ecological phenotypes; 4. Variability in natural populations; 5. Genetic variability, ecological phenotypes, and stressful environments; 6. Colonizing phenotypes and genotypes; 7. Behavioural variability in natural populations; 8. Habitat selection; 9. The ecobehavioural phenotype: generalists and specialists; 10. The ecobehavioural phenotype: biological control and domestication; 11. Parasites and plants; 12. Discussion and conclusions; Appendix; References; Index.