Macroevolutionary Theory on Macroecological Patterns

ISBN-13: 9780521817127 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 302 str.

Peter W. Price

Opis

This study of distribution, abundance and population size variation in animals (formerly regarded as pure ecological subjects) is presented in an evolutionary framework. Arguing that evolved characters of organisms such as morphology, behavior and life history influence their ecological relationships, this new conceptual framework is broadly relevant to ecologists, evolutionary biologists, behavioral scientists and entomologists.

Recenzje

"The book is satisfyingly rich in detail, from descriptions of Price's focal system ... and the history of the study of insect population dynamics, to his breadth of coverage within insects." The Quarterly Review of Biology

Spis treści

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.