Evolutionary Biology Volume 5 [Paperback]

1 Species Interaction and Macroevolution.- Basic Macroevolutionary Model.- Environmental Change and Directional Selection.- Species Interactions and Directional Selection.- Discussion.- Summary.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 2 Some of the Evolutionary Consequences of Being a Plant.- The Important Characteristics of Plants.- Natural Selection in Plants.- Barriers to Gene Flow.- Patterns of Differentiation.- Theoretical Models.- Conclusions.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 3 Origin and Evolution of Bilateral Symmetry in Flowers.- Definitions and Terminology.- Morphogenic Classification of Flower Types.- Improper Common Names of Flowers in Our Textbooks.- Early Evolution of Flower Types Differentiation of Bilateral Symmetry from Radial.- Flower Patterns.- Advantage of Bilateral Structures for Pollination and Fertilization.- Appearance of Bilateral Flowers in Angiosperms.- Development of Bilateral Symmetry in Marginal Flowers of Some Inflorescences.- Some Further Trends in the Evokation of Bilateral Symmetry in Flowers.- Ability of Anthophilous Insects to Distinguish Bilateral Symmetry in Flowers.- Mystery of Fragrant Blossoms.- Biochemical Evolution of Flowering Plants.- Summary.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 4 The Ecological Genetics of Drosophila.- Distribution Data Between Species.- Distribution of Genotypes Within Species.- Morphological, Physiological, and Behavioral Traits.- Correlations with Enzyme Variants.- Migration and Dispersal.- Population Size.- Conclusions.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 5 Population Biology and the Tribolium Model.- Prologue.- Triboliumthe Organism.- The Ecology of Tribolium.- The Genetics of Tribolium.- The Behavior of Tribolium.- The Tribolium Model.- The Dynamics of Tribolium in Complex Environments.- Concluding Views.- Epilogue.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 6 Ecological Opportunities and Dominant Families, as Illustrated by the Neotropical Tyrannidae (Aves).- Methods of Analysis.- The South American Tyrannidae.- Ecological lÃV