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Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight edited by Carol L. Boggs, et al |
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| In Butterflies: Ecology and Evolution
Taking Flight, the world's leading experts synthesize current knowledge
of butterflies to show how the study of these fascinating creatures as
model systems can lead to deeper understanding of ecological and evolutionary
patterns and processes in general. The twenty-six chapters are organized
into broad functional areas, covering the uses of butterflies in the study
of behavior, ecology, genetics and evolution, systematics, and conservation
biology. Especially in the context of the current biodiversity crisis,
this book shows how results found with butterflies can help us understand
large, rapid changes in the world we share with them -- for example, geographic
distributions of some butterflies have begun to shift in response to global
warming, giving early evidence of climate change that scientists, politicians,
and citizens alike should heed.
The first international synthesis of butterfly biology in two decades, Butterflies: Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight offers students, scientists, and amateur naturalists a concise overview of the latest developments in the field. Furthermore, it articulates an exciting new perspective of the whole group of approximately 15,000 species of butterflies as a comprehensive model system for all the sciences concerned with biodiversity and its preservation.. |
Butterflies Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight edited by Carol L. Boggs The University of Chicago Press, 2003. Order a copy. Reviewed in The Nature Pages |
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