Macroevolutionary theory on macroecological patterns /
"In Macroevolutionary Theory on Macroecological Patterns, Peter Price establishes a completely new vision of the central themes in ecology. For the first time in book form, the study of distribution, abundance, and population dynamics in animals is cast in an evolutionary framework. The book ar...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2003
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "In Macroevolutionary Theory on Macroecological Patterns, Peter Price establishes a completely new vision of the central themes in ecology. For the first time in book form, the study of distribution, abundance, and population dynamics in animals is cast in an evolutionary framework. The book argues that evolved characters of organisms such as morphology, behavior, and life history influence strongly their ecological relationships, including the way that populations fluctuate through time and space. The central ideas in the book are supported by data gathered from over 20 years of research, primarily into plant and herbivore interactions, concentrating on insects. The huge diversity of insect herbivores provides the immense comparative power necessary for a strong evolutionary study of ecological principles." "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."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 291 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-273) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0511061129 9780511061127 0511178530 9780511178535 9780511615030 0511615035 9780511069581 0511069588 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
