http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
1 online resource (xi, 206 pages) : illustrations, maps
The Trinidadian guppy represents a uniguely tractable vertebrate system, which has raised key questions in evolutionary ecology and supplied many of the answers. This work discusses this study and incorporates significant new findings and insights.
1. Preview -- 2. Ecology of the guppy in Trinidad -- 3. Evading predators -- 4. Reproduction -- 5. Life-history patterns -- 6. Evolution of reproductive isolation -- 7. Conserving a natural experiment -- 8. Postscript and prospects.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-192) and index.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005