1. Biotic Homogenization: A Sequential and Selective Process. - 2. Biotic Homogenization: Lessons from the Past. - 3. Birds and Butterflies Along Urban Gradients in Two Ecoregions of the United States: Is Urbanization Creating a Homogeneous Fauna?. - 4. Rarity and Phylogeny in Birds. - 5. Hybridization between Native and Alien Plants and Its Consequences. - 6. Taxonomic Selectivity in Surviving Introduced Insects in the United States. - 7. Are Unsuccessful Avian Invaders Rarer in Their Native Range Than Successful Invaders?. - 8. A Geographical Perspective on the Biotic Homogenization Process: Implications from the Macroecology of North American Birds. - 9. Global Warming Temperature Homogenization and Species Extinction. - 10. The History and Ecological Basis of Extinction and Speciation in Birds. - 11. Downsizing Nature: Anthropogenic Dwarfing of Species and Ecosystems. - 12. Spatial Homogenization of the Aquatic Fauna of Tennessee: Extinction and Invasion Following Land Use Change and Habitat Alteration. - 13. Homogenization of California's Fish Fauna Through Abiotic Change. - Contributors. Language: English