The Theory of Island Biogeography Revisited

Robert H. MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson's The Theory of Island Biogeography, first published by Princeton in 1967, is one of the most influential books on ecology and evolution to appear in the past half century. By developing a general mathematical theory to explain a crucial ecological problem--the regulation of species diversity in island populations--the book transformed the science of biogeography and ecology as a whole. In The Theory of Island Biogeography Revisited, some of today's most prominent biologists assess the continuing impact of MacArthur and Wilson's book four decades after its publication. Following an opening chapter in which Wilson reflects on island biogeography in the 1960s, fifteen chapters evaluate and demonstrate how the field has extended and confirmed--as well as challenged and modified--MacArthur and Wilson's original ideas. Providing a broad picture of the fundamental ways in which the science of island biogeography has been shaped by MacArthur and Wilson's landmark work, The Theory of Island Biogeography Revisited also points the way toward exciting future research.;Island Biogeography in the 1960s / Edward O. Wilson -- Island Biogeography Theory / Mark V. Lomolino, James H. Brown, Dov F. Sax -- The MacArthur- Wilson Equilibrium Model / Thomas W. Schoener -- A General Dynamic Theory of Oceanic Island Biogeography: Extending the MacArthur- Wilson Theory to Accommodate the Rise and Fall of Volcanic Islands / Robert J. Whittaker, Kostas A. Triantis, Richard J. Ladle -- The Trophic Cascade on Islands / John Terborgh -- Toward a Trophic Island Biogeography / Robert D. Holt -- The Theories of Island Biogeography and Metapopulation Dynamics / Ilkka Hanski -- Beyond Island Biogeography Theory / William F. Laurance -- Birds of the Solomon Islands / Daniel Simberloff, Collins, Michael D. Collins -- Neutral Theory and the Theory of Island Biogeography / Stephen P. Hubbell -- Evolutionary Changes Following Island Colonization in Birds / Sonya Clegg -- Sympatric Speciation, Immigration, and Hybridization in Island Birds / Peter R. Grant, B. Rosemary Grant -- Island Biogeography of Remote Archipelagoes / Rosemary G. Gillespie, Bruce G. Baldwin -- Dynamics of Colonization and Extinction on Islands / Robert E. Ricklefs -- The Speciation-Area Relationship / Jonathan B. Losos, Christine E. Parent -- Ecological and Genetic Models of Diversity / Mark Vellend, Mark, L. Orrock. Island Biogeography In The 1960s : Theory And Experiment / Edward O. Wilson -- Island Biogeography Theory : Reticulations And Reintegration Of A Biogeography Of The Species / Mark V. Lomolino, James H. Brown, And Dov. F. Sax -- The Macarthur-wilson Equilibrium Model : A Chronicle Of What It Said And How It Was Tested / Thomas W. Schoener -- A General Dynamic Theory Of Oceanic Island Biogeography : Extending The Macarthur-wilson Theory To Accommodate The Rise And Fall Of Volcanic Islands / Robert J. Whittaker, Kostas A. Triantis, And Richard J. Ladle -- The Trophic Cascade On Islands / John Terborgh -- Toward A Trophic Island Biogeography : Reflections On The Interface Of Island Biogeography And Food Web Ecology / Robert D. Holt -- The Theories Of Island Biogeography And Metapopulation Dynamics : Science Marches Forward, But The Legacy Of Good Ideas Lasts For A Long Time / Ilkka Hanski -- Beyond Island Biogeography Theory : Understanding Habitat Fragmentation In The Real World / William F. Laurance -- Birds Of The Solomon Islands : The Domain Of The Dynamic Equilibrium Theory And Assembly Rules, With Comments On The Taxon Cycle / Daniel Simberloff And Michael D. Collins -- Neutral Theory And The Theory Of Island Biogeography / Stephen P. Hubbell -- Evolutionary Changes Following Island Colonization In Birds : Empirical Insights Into The Roles Of Microevolutionary Processes / Sonya Clegg -- Sympatric Speciation, Immigration, And Hybridization In Island Birds / Peter R. Grant And B. Rosemary Grant -- Island Biogeography Of Remote Archipelagoes : Interplay Between Ecological And Evolutionary Processes / Rosemary G. Gillespie And Bruce G. Baldwin -- Dynamics Of Colonization And Extinction On Islands Insights From Lesser Antillean Birds / Robert E. Ricklefs -- The Speciation-area Relationship / Jonathan B. Losos And Christina E. Parent -- Ecological And Genetic Models Of Diversity : Lessons Across Disciplines / Mark Vellend And John L. Orrock. Edited By Jonathan B. Losos And Robert E. Ricklefs. Derived From A Meeting Held At Harvard In October 2007 To Celebrate The Fortieth Anniversary Of The Publication Of The Theory Of Island Biogeography, By Robert H. Macarthur And Edward O. Wilson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Derived from a meeting held at Harvard in October 2007 to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the publication of The theory of island biogeography, by Robert H. MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson.Includes bibliographical references and index.Island biogeography in the 1960s : theory and experiment / Edward O. Wilson -- Island biogeography theory : reticulations and reintegration of 'a biogeography of the species' / Mark V. Lomolino, James H. Brown, and Dov. F. Sax -- The MacArthur-Wilson equilibrium model : a chronicle of what it said and how it was tested / Thomas W. Schoener -- A general dynamic theory of oceanic island biogeography : extending the MacArthur-Wilson theory to accommodate the rise and fall of volcanic islands / Robert J. Whittaker, Kostas A. Triantis, and Richard J. Ladle -- The trophic cascade on islands / John Terborgh -- Toward a trophic island biogeography : reflections on the interface of island biogeography and food web ecology / Robert D. Holt -- The theories of island biogeography and metapopulation dynamics : science marches forward, but the legacy of good ideas lasts for a long time / Ilkka Hanski -- Beyond island biogeography theory : understanding habitat fragmentation in the real world / William F. Laurance -- Birds of the Solomon Islands : the domain of the dynamic equilibrium theory and assembly rules, with comments on the taxon cycle / Daniel Simberloff and Michael D. Collins -- Neutral theory and the theory of island biogeography / Stephen P. Hubbell -- Evolutionary changes following island colonization in birds : empirical insights into the roles of microevolutionary processes / Sonya Clegg -- Sympatric speciation, immigration, and hybridization in island birds / Peter R. Grant and B. Rosemary Grant -- Island biogeography of remote archipelagoes : interplay between ecological and evolutionary processes / Rosemary G. Gillespie and Bruce G. Baldwin -- Dynamics of colonization and extinction on islands insights from Lesser Antillean birds / Robert E. Ricklefs -- The speciation-area relationship / Jonathan B. Losos and Christina E. Parent -- Ecological and genetic models of diversity : lessons across disciplines / Mark Vellend and John L. Orrock.License restrictions may limit access. Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Foreword......Page 8 Preface......Page 12 List of Contributors......Page 16 Island Biogeography in the 1960s: Theory and Experiment......Page 20 Island Biogeography Theory: Reticulations and Reintegration of “a Biogeography of the Species”......Page 32 The MacArthur-Wilson Equilibrium Model: A Chronicle of What It Said and How It Was Tested......Page 71 A General Dynamic Theory of Oceanic Island Biogeography: Extending the MacArthur-Wilson Theory to Accommodate the Rise and Fall of Volcanic Islands......Page 107 The Trophic Cascade on Islands......Page 135 Toward a Trophic Island Biogeography: Reflections on the Interface of Island Biogeography and Food Web Ecology......Page 162 The Theories of Island Biogeography and Metapopulation Dynamics: Science Marches Forward, but the Legacy of Good Ideas Lasts for a Long Time......Page 205 Beyond Island Biogeography Theory: Understanding Habitat Fragmentation in the Real World......Page 233 Birds of the Solomon Islands: The Domain of the Dynamic Equilibrium Theory and Assembly Rules, with Comments on the Taxon Cycle......Page 256 Neutral Theory and the Theory of Island Biogeography......Page 283 Evolutionary Changes Following Island Colonization in Birds: Empirical Insights into the Roles of Microevolutionary Processes......Page 312 Sympatric Speciation, Immigration, and Hybridization in Island Birds......Page 345 Island Biogeography of Remote Archipelagoes: Interplay between Ecological and Evolutionary Processes......Page 377 Dynamics of Colonization and Extinction on Islands: Insights from Lesser Antillean Birds......Page 407 The Speciation-Area Relationship......Page 434 Ecological and Genetic Models of Diversity: Lessons across Disciplines......Page 458 B......Page 482 C......Page 483 D......Page 484 E......Page 485 G......Page 486 I......Page 487 M......Page 489 N......Page 490 P......Page 491 R......Page 492 S......Page 493 T......Page 494 Z......Page 495