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Evolution, Speciation, and the Genetic Structure of Island Populations

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 115))

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Islands have long been recognized as the best places on earth for investigating evolutionary processes. Darwin (1859) formulated his ideas about natural selection and evolution during his field studies of the organisms on the Galapagos Islands. Life forms on islands epitomize nature’s creativity as evidenced by the explosive radiation and the tremendous numbers of species in many groups of organisms that have evolved on islands. On the other hand, island ecosystems also epitomize nature’s vulnerability as evidenced by the high rate of extinction. Many of these island ecosystems are faced with an extinction crisis primarily due to the ecological fragility of islands. Thus, islands are extremely important not only for the field of Evolutionary Biology but also for the field of Conservation Biology, and the plants and animals that have evolved on islands have given scientists the opportunity to research on both these areas of biology.

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  1. Center for Conservation Research and Training, University of Hawaii, 3050 Maile Way, Gilmore 310, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822, USA

    K. Y. Kaneshiro

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Peter M. Vitousek

  2. National Biological Survey, Haleakala National Park, 96768, Makawao, Maui, HI, 96768, USA

    Lloyd L. Loope

  3. Department of Plant Ecology, Botanical Institute, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2D, DK 1353, Copenhagen K, Denmark

    Henning Adsersen

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Kaneshiro, K.Y. (1995). Evolution, Speciation, and the Genetic Structure of Island Populations. In: Vitousek, P.M., Loope, L.L., Adsersen, H. (eds) Islands. Ecological Studies, vol 115. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78963-2_3

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