2. Adaptation from the Perspective of Optimality

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. List of Contributors IX
4. Introduction XI
5. George Ledyard Stebbins 1
6. Publications by Gls 4
7. 1. Fifty Years of Plant Evolution 18
8. Part 1. Adaptation and Genetic Variation in Populations
9. Introduction 45
10. 2. Adaptation from the Perspective of Optimality 48
11. 3. Enzyme Polymorphism: Genetic Variation in the Physiological Phenotype 62
12. 4. Genetic Variation and Longevity 84
13. 5. A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Recombination in Plants 114
14. 6. Pollinator Foraging Behavior: Genetic Implications for Plants 131
15. Part 2. Life-Cycle Parameters
16. Introduction 157
17. 7. Adaptive Strategies: Polymorphism, Plasticity, and Homeostasis 160
18. 8. Seed Germination Syndromes in Higher Plants 188
19. 9. Patterns of Juvenile Mortality and Recruitment in Plants 207
20. 10. The Basic Biology of Plant Numbers 232
21. 11. The Origin of Phenotype in a Recently Evolved Species 264
22. 12. Competition and Coexistence of Similar Species 287
23. Part 3. Energy Harvest and Nutrient Capture
24. Introduction 313
25. 13. Environmental and Evolutionary Constraints on the Photosynthetic Characteristics of Higher Plants 316
26. 14. Drought-Stress Effects on Leaf Carbon Balance 338
27. 15. The Climatology of the G, Photosynthetic Pathway 356
28. 16. On the Adaptive Significance of Leaf Form 375
29. 17. Root Structure: The Considerable Cost of Belowground Function 408
30. 18. Canopy Structure and Environmental Interactions 428
31. Part 4. Summary and Conclusions
32. 19. Future Directions in Plant Population Biology 461
33. Literature Cited 483
34. Participants in the Ithaca Conference 575
35. Taxon Index 579
36. Subject Index 584