Macroevolutionary Theory on Macroecological Patterns
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ISBN-13:
9780521817127
Veröffentl:
2014
Einband:
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Erscheinungsdatum:
21.07.2014
Seiten:
302
Autor:
Peter Price
Gewicht:
646 g
Format:
235x157x22 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This book sets the ecological themes of abundance, distribution, and population dynamics in an evolutionary context.
In Macroevolutionary Theory on Macroecological Patterns, Peter Price establishes a completely new vision of the central themes in ecology. The book is intended as essential reading for all researchers and students of ecology, evolutionary biology, and behavior, and for entomologists working in agriculture, horticulture, and forestry.
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. The general thesis; 2. Historical views on distribution, abundance, and population dynamics; 3. The focal species - basic biology; 4. The focal species - emergent properties; 5. The focal group - the common sawflies; 6. Convergent constraints in divergent taxonomic groups; 7. Divergent constraints and emergent properties; 8. Common constraints and divergent emergent properties; 9. The thesis applied to parasitoids, vertebrate taxa, and plants; 10. Theory development and synthesis; Glossary; References; Author index; Taxonomic index; Subject index.