Table of Contents

Part I. The Entangled Bank1 Specialization within Darwin's Entangled Bank 2 From the Entangled Bank to the Evolutionary Synthesis 3 Specialization and Coevolution since the Evolutionary Synthesis Part II. The Evolution of Specialization 4 Phylogeny of Specialization 5 Evolutionary Genetics of Specialization 6 Ontogeny of Specialization Part III. Natural Selection and the Geographic Structure of Specialization 7 Why Parasitism is Special 8 Choosing among Multiple Victims 9 Coping with Multiple Enemies: The Geography of Defense 10 Extreme Specialization in Mutualists 11 Further Limitations on Specialization in Mutualisms Part IV. Specialization and Coevolution 12 Genetics of Coevolution 13 The Geographic Mosaic Theory of Coevolution 14 Diversifying Coevolution 15 Asymmetries in Specialization and Coevolution 16 Pushing the Limits of Coevolution

About the Author

John N. Thompson is the Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Reviews

"[Thompson] argues convincingly that intense study of interactions between species within local areas and phylogenetic analyses of species interactions illuminate only a fraction of the coevolutionary process. Instead, he emphasizes that one must also consider geographic variation in these interactions . . . . This book has a lot to recommend it."-- "Trends in Ecology & Evolution"

"In this well-documented and clearly written book, Thompson has managed to integrate an enormous body of literature in a clear-eyed overview of a difficult and diverse field. We are impressed not only with the scope of the book, which includes a myriad of examples from a variety of taxa, but also with the attention to detail."--Carlos Martínez del Rio and Diane Wagner, Princeton University

"The importance of Thompson's geographical perspective cannot be overstated. Thompson uses it to turn existing views on their head. In particular, he very effectively dismantles our idea of diffuse coevolution by illustrating with numerous examples how what appears to be diffuse is probably much more specific when one looks at the variability in interactions among populations or time periods. I believe that the geographical perspective on coevolution may turn out to be the greatest advance in coevolutionary thinking in years."--Sara Via, Cornell University