Size-Structured Populations : Ecology and Evolution /
At last both ecology and evolution are covered in this study on the dynamics of size-structured populations. How does natural selection shape growth patterns and life cycles of individuals, and hence the size-structure of populations? This book will stimulate biologists to look into some important a...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
1988.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- From the contents: The Evolution of Growth Patterns and Size
- The Measurement of Selection on Size and Growth
- Size, Scaling, and the Evolution of Complex Life Cycles
- Population Models Incorporating Physiological Structure: A Quick Survey of the Basic Concepts and Application to Size-Structured Population Dynamics in Waterfleas
- Maximum Sustainable Yields and the Self-Renewal of Exploited Populations with Age-Dependent Vital Rates
- Interactions in Size-Structured Populations: From Individual Behavior to Ecosystem Dynamics
- Resource Depletion and Habitat Segregation by Competitors under Predation Hazard
- Exploitation, Competition and the Evolution of Interference, Cannibalism, and Intraguild Predation in Age/Size-Structured Populations
- Asymmetries in Competitive and Predatory Interactions in Fish Populations
- Trophic Relations and Ontogenetic Niche Shifts in Aquatic Ecosystems
- Community Responses to Experimental Nutrient Perturbations in Oligotrophic Lakes: the Importance of Bottlenecks in Size-Structured Populations
- Size-Abundance Relations in Plants and Animals.