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Author Levin, Donald A.

Title The origin, expansion, and demise of plant species / Donald A. Levin.

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

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Description 1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Oxford series in ecology and evolution
Oxford series in ecology and evolution.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-222).
Contents 1. The Premise and Species Concepts; 2. Speciation: The Ecological Transition; 3. Speciation: The Genetic Transition; 4. The Geographical Scale of Speciation; 5. The Geographical Expansion of Neospecies; 6. Differentiation and the Breakdown of Species Unity; 7. The Decline and Demise of Species; 8. The Persistence and Sorting of Incipient Species; 9. Species Duration and the Tempo of Diversification; Literature Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.
Summary Each plant species has its own unique passage that is affected by a variety of aspects to which it is exposed. This book explores plant species as dynamic entities within this passage, following the four stages of plant-species life that normally occur.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Plants -- Evolution.
Plants -- Evolution.
Plant species.
Plant species.
Plants -- Extinction.
Plants -- Extinction.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Levin, Donald A. Origin, expansion, and demise of plant species. New York : Oxford University Press, 2000 0195127285 0195127293 (DLC) 99034861 (OCoLC)41482351
ISBN 142372917X (electronic book)
9781423729174 (electronic book)
1602563470
9781602563476
9780195127287
0195127285
9780195127294 (paperback)
0195127293 (paperback)
0195127285
0195127293 (paperback)