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Autographed Copy of Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree: Ecology and Adaptive Radiation of Anoles
- Item Number
- 103
- Estimated Value
- 75 USD
- Sold
- 86 USD to chokim63
- Number of Bids
- 11 - Bid History
Item Description
A copy of Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree: Ecology and Adaptive Radiation of Anoles by Jonathan B. Losos published and donated by the University of California Press. © 2009 by the Regents of the University of California.
This book reviews the enormous literature on the biology of anole lizards, including extensive citation of work at La Selva (and illustration of anole species that occur there). The inspiration for the author's career of work on these lizards occurred while he took the OTS graduate course, and the book itself was partially written at La Selva.
Book description: Adaptive radiation, which results when a single ancestral species gives rise to many descendants, each adapted to a different part of the environment, is possibly the single most important source of biological diversity in the living world. One of the best-studied examples involves Caribbean Anolis lizards. With about 400 species, Anolis has played an important role in the development of ecological theory and has become a model system exemplifying the integration of ecological, evolutionary, and behavioral studies to understand evolutionary diversification. This major work, written by one of the best-known investigators of Anolis, reviews and synthesizes an immense literature. Jonathan B. Losos illustrates how different scientific approaches to the questions of adaptation and diversification can be integrated and examines evolutionary and ecological questions of interest to a broad range of biologists.
Item Special Note
The author, Jonathan Losos, will personally autograph the book for the winning bidder.
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