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Integrative Organismal Biology
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Integrative Organismal Biology synthesizes current understandings of the causes and consequences of individual variation at the physiological, behavioral and organismal levels. Emphasizing key topics such as phenotypic plasticity and flexibility, and summarizing emerging areas such as ecological immunology, oxidative stress biology and others, Integrative Organismal Biology pulls together information from diverse disciplines to provide a synthetic view of the role of the individual in evolution. Beginning with the role of the individual in evolutionary and ecological processes, the book covers theory and mechanism from both classic and modern perspectives. Chapters explore concepts such as phenotypic plasticity, genetic and epigenetic variation, physiological and phenotypic variation, homeostasis, and gene and physiological regulatory networks. A concluding section interweaves these concepts through a series of case studies of life processes such as aging, reproduction, and immune defense.
Written and edited by leaders in the field, Integrative Organismal Biology will be an important advanced textbook for students and researchers across a variety of subdisciplines of integrative biology.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Contributors
- Chapter 1: Plasticity, Complexity, and the Individual
- Chapter 2: The Ecological and Evolutionary Importance of Variation in Life History Reaction Norms
- Chapter 3: Curve-Thinking: Understanding Reaction Norms and Developmental Trajectories as Traits
- Chapter 4: Plasticity and Personality
- Chapter 5: Induction and Function of Polyphenic Morphs: Proximate Regulatory Mechanisms and Evolutionary Implications
- Chapter 6: Evolutionary Systems Biology: Shifting Focus to the Context-Dependency of Genetic Effects
- Chapter 7: The Role of Ecological Epigenetics in Integrative Biology
- Chapter 8: An Elephant in the Fog: Unifying Concepts of Physiological Stasis and Change
- Chapter 9: Physiological Regulatory Networks: The Orchestra of Life?
- Chapter 10: Integrating Costs of Reproduction between the Sexes
- Chapter 11: Immune Systems: Linking Organisms, Populations, and Evolution through Disease
- Chapter 12: Developmental Plasticity of Individual Variation in Stress Responses
- Chapter 13: A Common Framework for the Regulation of Growth and Size: Stepping Away from the Trees to See the Forest
- Chapter 14: Adding Fuel to the āFire of Lifeā: Energy Budgets across Levels of Variation in Ectotherms and Endotherms
- Chapter 15: Biological Timekeeping: Individual Variation, Performance, and Fitness
- Chapter 16: Senescence: Integrating Biology from Cradle to the Grave
- Chapter 17: Linking Physiology, Climate, and Species Distributional Ranges
- Chapter 18: Trade-offs and Biological Diversity: Integrative Answers to Ecological Questions
- Chapter 19: Conclusions: The Central Role of the Organism in Biology
- Index
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