Organism and environment : ecological development, niche construction, and adaption /
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Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY, United States of America : |
Publication Dates: | 2015. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First edition. |
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Online Access: |
http://www.iresearchbook.cn/f/ebook/detail?id=6f7bee36d95e4f2b9c5a8a3368cb454d |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiv, 220 pages), 8 unnumbered pages) of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-214) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780191066603 9780199587070 |
Index Number: | QH541 |
CLC: | Q14 |
Contents: | The environmental context of development -- The organism-environment relationship : ecological niches, adaptation, eco-devo, and niche construction -- Mechanisms of plasticity : eco-devo pathways as environmental cue and response systems -- Ecological development as niche construction : how plasticity shapes the environment and organism experiences -- Habitat construction and functional feedbacks : how organisms modify their external conditions -- Community-level consequences of habitat construction and eco-devo responses -- Natural selection in the light of the organism-environment relationship -- Epilogue. Research directions and real-world challenges. |