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008			120503s2012 cauab b s001 0 eng
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020			_a9780520274181 (cloth : alk. paper)
040			_aISI Library
082	0	0	_a577.83 _223 _bP528
100	1		_aPfennig, David W.
245	1	0	_aEvolution's wedge : _bcompetition and the origins of diversity / _cDavid W. Pfennig and Karin S. Pfennig.
260			_aBerkeley : _bUniversity of California Press, _cc2012.
300			_axiv, 303 p. : _bill., map ; _c27 cm.
490	0		_aOrganisms and environments ; _vno. 12
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 243-290) and index.
505			_a1. Discovery of a unifying principle-- 2. Why character displacement occurs-- 3. When character displacement occurs-- 4. How character displacement unfolds-- 5. Diversity and novelty within species-- 6. Ecological consequences-- 7. Sexual selection-- 8. Speciation-- 9. Macroevolution-- 10. Major themes and unsolved problems-- References-- Index.
520			_aEvolutionary biology has long sought to explain how new traits and new species arise. In their synthetic and provocative book David and Karin Pfennig explore competition's role in generating and maintaining biodiversity.
650		0	_aDivergence (Biology).
650		0	_aCompetition (Biology).
650		0	_aAnimal diversity.
700	1		_aPfennig, Karin S.
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