Table of Contents: Bird Species :

Bird Species : How They Arise, Modify and Vanish.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tietze, Dieter Thomas.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2018.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Fascinating Life Sciences Series
Subjects:	Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Intro
Foreword
References
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: Studying Birds in Time and Space
1.1 Why and How to Study Bird Species
1.2 Physical and Behavioral Aspects of Birds
1.3 The Spatial Component
1.4 Ecology Matters: Bird Species in the Anthropocene
References
Chapter 2: Integrative Taxonomy of Birds: The Nature and Delimitation of Species
2.1 The Centrality of Species
2.2 Why Is There a Species Problem?
2.2.1 Monism vs. Pluralism
2.2.2 Realism vs. Anti-realism
2.2.3 Theoretical vs. Operational
2.2.4 Pattern vs. Process
2.2.5 Prospective vs. Historical
2.2.6 Concerns by End Users
2.3 The Lineage Concept
2.4 Corollaries of the Lineage Concept
2.5 Integrative Taxonomy
2.5.1 Why Multiple Data?
2.5.2 Why Integrate?
2.6 Strengths of Integrative Taxonomy
2.7 What Is Not Integrative Taxonomy?
2.7.1 Falsification by a ``Defining ́́Species Criterion
2.7.2 Standardization of Species Criteria
2.8 The Dynamics of Taxonomic Change
2.9 The Drivers of Taxonomic Change
2.10 Benefits of Integrative Taxonomy to Other Fields
2.10.1 Speciation Studies
2.10.2 Biogeography
2.10.3 Conservation
2.11 Remaining Issues
References
Suggestion for Further Reading
Chapter 3: Studying Speciation: Genomic Essentials and Approaches
3.1 What Is an Avian Genome?
3.1.1 Structure of the Genetic Material
3.1.1.1 Noncoding and Coding Regions
3.1.1.2 Autosomes Versus Sex Chromosomes
3.1.1.3 Nuclear Genome and Mitochondrial Genome
3.1.2 The Chicken Model: History and Overview
3.2 How Does the Genome ``Work?́́
3.2.1 Replication of the DNA
3.2.2 Transcription: RNA Synthesis
3.2.3 Translation
3.2.4 One Gene: One Function?
3.2.5 Categorical vs. Quantitative Traits
3.2.6 Phenotypic Plasticity
3.3 How Does the Genome Evolve?.
3.3.1 Modification of the DNA
3.3.2 Mutation
3.3.3 Selection
3.3.4 Genetic Drift
3.3.5 Geographic Variation and Dispersal
3.3.6 Recombination and Migration
3.3.7 Gene Duplication
3.4 How to Study Speciation Using Genomic Features?
3.4.1 PCR-Based Molecular Markers
3.4.1.1 Ribosomal Genes
3.4.1.2 Mitochondrial DNA Markers
3.4.1.3 Microsatellites
3.4.2 Expressed Sequence Tags
3.4.3 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms
3.4.4 Restriction-site-associated DNA sequencing
3.4.5 Genotyping by sequencing
3.4.6 Transcriptomics
3.4.7 ``Whole ́́Genome Sequencing
3.4.7.1 Different Strategies for Sequencing Genomes
3.4.7.2 Limitations of Analyzing Genomes
3.4.8 Epigenome
3.5 Closing Words
References
Chapter 4: Morphological Variation in Birds: Plasticity, Adaptation, and Speciation
4.1 General Aspects of Phenotypic Variation in Birds
4.2 The Historical Role of Morphological Criteria for Species Delimitation
4.3 Phenotypic Variation and Plasticity of Characters
4.4 Assessing Morphological Variation
4.5 Disentangling Phylogenetic and Adaptive Constraints
4.6 A Contemporary Perspective on Morphological Variation
References
Chapter 5: Song: The Learned Language of Three Major Bird Clades
5.1 Eager Birds: The Advanced Learners
5.2 Passerine Song
5.3 The Best Singer Takes It All: Female Preference and Sexual Selection
5.4 How It All Began: A Brief History of Bioacoustic Studies
5.5 Telltale Songs: Evolution and Phylogenetic Information of Vocalizations
5.6 Vocal Learning as a Pacemaker of Evolution
5.7 Dialects: Spatial Variation
5.8 Competition for Acoustic Space: The Role of Ecology
5.9 Dialects as a Language Barrier and Isolating Mechanism
5.10 Sympathy in Sympatry: Bilingual Birds in a Hybrid Zone
References.
Chapter 6: Timing Matters: Allochronic Contributions to Population Divergence
6.1 Timing Is Everything!
6.2 Clockworks
6.3 Allochrony: Differences in Timing Between Individuals, Populations, and Species
6.4 Isolation by the Clock
6.5 Conclusions
Further Reading
References
Chapter 7: (Micro)evolutionary Changes and the Evolutionary Potential of Bird Migration
7.1 History and Geographic Origins
7.2 Regulation
7.2.1 Variation in Migratory Strategy
7.2.2 Migratory Traits Are Inherited
7.2.3 Underlying Genetic Architecture: Simple and Common?
7.2.4 Marker-Based Approaches: Candidate Genes for Migration
7.2.5 Enhancing Scale and Resolution: Genome-Wide Approaches
7.3 Population Differentiation and Speciation
References
Chapter 8: Avian Diversity and Distributions and Their Evolution Through Space and Time
8.1 Spatiotemporal Diversification of Modern Birds
8.2 Global Distribution and Diversity Patterns
8.3 Geography of Speciation
8.4 Vicariance vs. Dispersal and the Dynamics of Range Evolution in Birds
References
Chapter 9: Modeling Avian Distributions and Niches: Insights into Invasions and Speciation in Birds
9.1 Introduction
9.2 The Conceptual Background of SDMs or What Is a Niche?
9.3 How to Build a Species Distribution Model?
9.3.1 Occurrence Data
9.3.2 Predictor Variables
9.3.3 Algorithms
9.3.4 Niche Comparisons
9.4 Niche Conservatism
9.5 Evaluating Avian Invasions
9.6 Speciation and Niche Evolution
9.7 Assisting Taxonomy
References
Chapter 10: Phylogeography and the Role of Hybridization in Speciation
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Some General Observations from Avian Phylogeography: Historical Population Size Changes and Introgression
10.3 Phylogeography, Sex Chromosomes, and Speciation.
10.4 Bird Species with No Known or Very Few Genetic Differences
10.5 Hybrid Zones: A Closer Look
10.5.1 Suture Zones and Multiple Hybrid Zones
10.5.2 Detail Emerging from Single Species and Hybrid Zones: Three Case Studies
10.6 Mitonuclear Incompatibility, Hybridization, and Speciation
10.7 Ring Species as a Special Case of Divergence with Gene Flow: Are There Any Surviving Examples?
10.8 Hybrid Species
10.8.1 Hybrid Zones Sometimes Move
10.9 A View to the Future
References
Chapter 11: Ecological Speciation: When and How Variation Among Environments Can Drive Population Divergence
11.1 Approaches Toward the Study of Speciation
11.2 Four Ways to Increase Ecological Performance: Which May Each Drive Speciation
11.3 Ecological Speciation Driven by Natural Selection
11.4 Ecological Speciation Driven by Phenotypic Plasticity
11.5 Ecological Speciation Driven by Adjustment of the Environment
11.6 Ecological Speciation Driven by Selection of the Environment
11.7 Feedbacks Between Plasticity, Adjusting the Environment, Selection of the Environment, and Natural Selection
References
Chapter 12: Climate Change Impacts on Bird Species
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Birds and Climate Change: Is There an Impact?
12.2.1 Climate Change Indicators
12.3 What Are the Consequences of Climate Change for Birds?
12.4 Projections of Potential Climate Change Impacts: What Else Is Waiting for Us?
12.5 Do Niches and Interactions with Abiotic and Biotic Environment ``Evolve?́́
12.6 Conservation Implications
References
Chapter 13: Impact of Urbanization on Birds
13.1 A Brief History of Urbanization
13.2 Birds and the City
13.2.1 Species Vanish from the City
13.2.2 Species Flourish or Persist in the City
13.2.3 Species Change
13.3 Urban Environment as a Barrier for Movement.
13.4 The Urban Drivers
13.5 Phenotypic Changes and Responses as a Result of Urban Life
13.5.1 Physiology
13.5.1.1 Stress Physiology and Its Implications
13.5.1.2 Nutritional Physiology and Its Implications
13.5.2 Behavior
13.5.2.1 Behavioral Responses to Chemical Pollution
13.5.2.2 Behavioral Responses to Noise
13.5.2.3 Behavioral Responses to ALAN
13.6 Concluding Remarks
References
Glossary.

Bird Species : How They Arise, Modify and Vanish.

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