Buch, Englisch, 262 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 517 g
Buch, Englisch, 262 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 517 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-857741-6
Verlag: OUP Oxford
This book introduces life history evolution to postgraduate students just beginning their research in population biology, ecology, or evolutionary biology. It discusses major analytical tools, gives examples of their applications, and provides problems for discussion at the end of each chapter. It will interest all biologists wishing to understand the evolution of the life cycle and the causes of phenotypic variation in fitness, and it contains the seeds of applications of life history theory to population dynamics, behaviour, and community ecology.
Care is taken in Part I to build up the tools needed for a well-rounded evolutionary explanation: demography, quantitative genetics, reaction norms, trade offs and phylogenetic/comparative analysis. Part II discusses the evolution of major life history traits. This is a comprehensive, up-to-date text in a field that holds a central position in modern ecology and evolution.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Angewandte Ökologie
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltüberwachung, Umweltanalytik, Umweltinformatik
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Entwicklungsbiologie
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
Weitere Infos & Material
Prologue; Part I: Evolutionary explanation; Demography: age and stage structure; Quantitative genetics and reaction norms; Trade-offs; Lineage-specific effects; Part II: Age and size at maturity; Number and size of offspring; Reproductive lifespan and ageing; Appendices; Glossary; References; Author index; Subject index.
