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OverviewEcologists have always believed, at least to a certain extent, that physiological mechanisms serve to underpin ecological patterns. However, their importance has traditionally been at best underestimated and at worst ignored, with physiological variation being dismissed as either an irrelevance or as random noise/error. Spicer and Gaston make a convincing argument that the precise physiology does matter! In contrast to previous works which have attempted to integrate ecology and physiology, Physiological Diversity adopts a completely different and more controversial approach in tackling the physiology first before moving on to consider the implications for ecology. This is timely given the recent and considerable interest in the mechanisms underlying ecological patterns. Indeed, many of these mechanisms are physiological. This textbook provides a contemporary summary of physiological diversity as it occurs at different hierarchical levels (individual, population, species etc.), and the implications of such diversity for ecology and, by implication, evolution. It reviews what is known of physiological diversity and in doing so exposes the reader to all the key works in the field. It also portrays many of these studies in a completely new light, thereby serving as an agenda for, and impetus to, the future study of physiological variation. Physiological Diversity will be of relevance to senior undergraduates, postgraduates and professional researchers in the fields of ecology, ecological physiology, ecotoxicology, environmental biology and conservation. The book spans both terrestrial and marine systems. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John Spicer (University of Plymouth) , Kevin Gaston (University of Sheffield)Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Dimensions: Width: 20.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.00cm Weight: 0.425kg ISBN: 9780632054527ISBN 10: 0632054522 Pages: 252 Publication Date: 14 December 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsPreface. 1. Introduction. 2. Growing, Developing and Ageing. 3. Comparing Neighbours. 4. Population Differences. 5. Species Contrasts. 6. Overview. References. IndexReviews"""Physiological Diversity and its Ecological Implications effectively develops a valuable new perspective within ecological physiology. This book deserves to be read by all in the discipline, including graduate students as well as established researchers."" Glenn Walsberg, The Auk, 118(1) 2001" "Physiological Diversity and its Ecological Implications effectively develops a valuable new perspective within ecological physiology. This book deserves to be read by all in the discipline, including graduate students as well as established researchers." Glenn Walsberg, The Auk, 118(1) 2001 Author InformationJohn Spicer and Kevin Gaston are the authors of Physiological Diversity: Ecological Implications, published by Wiley. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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