"Invasion Genetics: the Baker & Stebbins legacy provides a state-of-the-art treatment of the evolutionary biology of invasive species, whilst also revisiting the historical legacy of one of the most important books in evolutionary biology: The Genetics of Colonizing Species, published in 1965 and edited by Herbert Baker and G. Ledyard Stebbins. This volume covers a range of topics concerned with the evolutionary biology of invasion including: phylogeography and the reconstruction of invasion history
demographic genetics
the role of stochastic forces in the invasion process
the contemporary evolution of local adaptation
the significance of epigenetics and transgenerational plasticity for invasive species
the genomic consequences of colonization
the search for invasion genes
and the comparative biology of invasive species. A wide diversity of invasive organisms are discussed including plants, animals, fungi and microbes"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.