Description: Transitions Between Sexual Systems: Understanding the Mechanisms of, and Pathways Between, Dioecy, Hermaphroditism and Other Sexual Systems [Hardcover] Leonard, Janet L. Product Overview This book focuses on explaining the distribution of sexual systems (simultaneous hermaphroditism, sequential hermaphroditism, environmental sex determination,dioecy, androdioecy, etc.) among taxa, which remains a major challenge in evolutionary biology. Although significant advances have been made for angiosperms, there is not yet a theory that predicts the sexual system for the majority of animal taxa, and other taxa of plants also remain poorly understood. The problem, particularly for animals, is that sexual systems can be very conservative, with whole phyla and classes being characterized by a single sexual system; for example essentially the whole phylum Platyhelminthes is simultaneously hermaphroditic, whereas the Insecta (Hexapoda) and the Tetrapoda among the vertebrates, are exclusively dioecious. Sex allocation theory on the other hand, suggests that sexual systems should be highly responsive to evolution, changing with population density, life span, patterns of resource availability, etc. The book provides an overview of the topic and then presents a series of chapters, each dealing with a taxon with substantial lability in sexual system in order to identify the factors associated with changes in sexual system in each case. By doing so, the authors reveal factors that have not been considered in formal theory but seem to have a major impact on transitions between sexual systems.This book appeals to a wide readership in fields from zoology and evolutionary biology to botany. Read more Details Publisher : Springer; 1st ed. 2018 edition (May 29, 2019) Language : English Hardcover : 375 pages ISBN-10 : 3319941372 ISBN-13 : 70 Item Weight : 1.55 pounds Dimensions : 6.14 x 0.88 x 9.21 inches Best Sellers Rank: #10,784,981 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2,039 in Developmental Biology (Books) #3,722 in Anatomy & Physiology (Books) #3,829 in Zoology (Books) #2,039 in Developmental Biology (Books) #3,722 in Anatomy & Physiology (Books) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 3319941372
ISBN10: 3319941372
ISBN13: 9783319941370
EAN: 9783319941370
MPN: does not apply
Brand: Springer
GTIN: 09783319941370
Book Title: Transitions between Sexual Systems : Understanding the Evolution of Hermaphroditism and Dieocy
Number of Pages: Xii, 363 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Springer International Publishing A&G
Topic: Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology), Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, Life Sciences / Biology
Publication Year: 2019
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Science
Item Weight: 25.4 Oz
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Janet L. Leonard
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
