Overview

Surveying an area dense with conflicting observations and ideas, this volume vividly depicts the current state of knowledge as well as the great diversity of opinion in the field of population ecology. Ten papers by outstanding authorities focus on three main issues-the effects of environment and population density on population dynamics, the influence of animal behavior on population growth, and the possibilities of genetic feedback or short-term evolutionary change on control of animal populations. An incisive introduction by the editor establishes a frame of reference and supplies succinct resolutions of some of the important controversies dealt with in these pages.

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Author:   Ian A. McLaren
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   AldineTransaction
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780202308760

ISBN 10:   0202308766
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   15 October 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; 1: Meaning of Density-Dependence and Related Terms in Population Dynamics; 2: Is the Density of Animal Populations Regulated by Mechanisms or by Chance?; 3: Status of the Idea that Weather Can Control Insect Populations; 4: Regulation of Animal Numbers; 5: Effects of Population Density on Growth Rates of Animal Populations; 6: Endocrines, Behavior, and Population; 7: Self-Regulating Systems in Populations of Animals; 8: On Group Selection and Wynne-Edwards’ Hypothesis; 9: The Natural Selection of Self-Regulatory Behavior in Animal Populations; 10: Population Regulation and Genetic Feedback

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Ian A. McLaren is Professor emeritus, department of Biology at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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