{"product_id":"phylogenies-in-ecology-9780691157689","title":"Phylogenies in Ecology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhylogenies in Ecology is the first book to critically review the application of phylogenetic methods in ecology, and it serves as a primer to working ecologists and students of ecology wishing to understand these methods. This book demonstrates how phylogenetic information is transforming ecology by offering fresh ways to estimate the similarities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ecophylogenetics overlays knowledge of the origin of species with contemporary patterns found in the study of biological communities. To enhance understanding of this new synthesis, the authors provide not only data, but also the programming code (in the R language) so readers can test their comprehension... With 101 figures, 285 snippets of R language programming code, and a 43-entry glossary, this book is as much a how to guide as it is an introduction to this new approach.\"--Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface ix  CHAPTER 1 An Entangled Bank: Evolutionary Relationships and Ecological Patterns 1  1.1. Systematics and the Diversity of Life 2  1.2. The Origins 3  1.3. \"Correcting\" Ecological Comparisons 6  1.4. The Emergence of Ecophylogenetics 7  1.5. The Goal of This Book 8  CHAPTER 2 Building and Using Phylogenies 10  2.1. Handling Phylogenies in R 11  2.2. Building Trees 19  2.3. Finding and Adapting Available Trees 31  2.4. Tree Scaling and Rate Smoothing 33  2.5. Conclusion 40  CHAPTER 3 Phylogenetic Patterns within Communities: Inferring Mechanisms of Ecological Assembly Using Phylogenetic Distances 41  3.1. Phylogenetic Distances and Community Assembly 44  3.2. Calculating Community Diversity Metrics 55  3.3. A Note about Phylodiversity Measures-Moving from the Causes to the Consequences of Diversity 65  3.4. Conclusion 66  CHAPTER 4 Randomizations, Null Distributions, and Hypothesis Testing 67  4.1. A Brief History of Randomization Tests in Ecology (or the Simberloffian Shift in Ecology) 72  4.2. How to Build Null Communities 76  4.3. Randomizing Phylogenetic Data 83  4.4. Taking the Pool Seriously 96  4.5. Conclusion 99  CHAPTER 5 Detecting Patterns of Trait Evolution 100  5.1. Phylogenetic Signal 101  5.2. Alternative Models of Trait Evolution 108  5.3. Reconstructing Ancestral States 115  5.4. Conclusion 120  CHAPTER 6 The Geography of Speciation and Character Displacement 121  6.1. Character Divergence and Geographic Overlap 122  6.2. Community-Wide Trait Dispersion 133  6.3. Conclusion 141  CHAPTER 7 Phylogenetic Diversity across Space and Time 143  7.1. Phylobetadiversity: Measuring Phylogenetic Turnover 145  7.2. The Influence of Spatial Scale on Phylogenetic Patterns 161  7.3. Conclusion 170  CHAPTER 8 Speciation, Extinction, and the Distribution of Phylogenetic Diversity 172  8.1. Conservation of the Tree of Life 172  8.2. Macroevolution: Diversification 181  8.3. Conclusion 194  CHAPTER 9 Using Phylogenetic Information to Make Better Conservation Decisions 196  9.1. Why Preserve Evolutionary History? 197  9.2. Quantifying Evolutionary History 201  9.3. Prioritizing Species Based on Evolutionary Distinctiveness 204  9.4. Prioritizing Hotspots of Evolutionary Distinctiveness 207  9.5. Applying Conservation Metrics 208  CHAPTER 10 Conclusion: Where To From Here? 209  10.1. Predicting Ecology from Evolutionary Patterns 210  10.2. Combining Trait and Phylogenetic Information 212  10.3. Phylogenetic Insights into a Changing World 213  10.4. Where To Go from Here? 216  10.5. Heralding the Ecology-Evolution Synthesis? 221  Glossary 223  References 225  Index 249","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403797569879,"sku":"9780691157689","price":46.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691157689.jpg?v=1730484575","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/phylogenies-in-ecology-9780691157689","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}