A common tendency in the field of population ecology has been to overlook individual differences by treating populations as homogeneous units; conversely, in behavioral ecology the tendency has been to concentrate on how individual behavior is shaped by evolutionary forces, but …
A common tendency in the field of population ecology has been to overlook individual differences by treating populations as homogeneous units; conversely, in behavioral ecology the tendency has been to concentrate on how individual behavior is shaped by evolutionary forces, but …
Stability in model populations
by Mueller, Laurence D., Joshi, Amitabh
fromMonographs in population biology
Reviewing the general theory of population stability, this text critically analyzes techniques for inferring whether a given population is in balance or not. It goes on to show how rigorous empirical research can reveal both the proximal causes of stability and its most evolutio…
Throughout the twentieth century, biologists investigated the mechanisms that stabilize biological populations, populations which--if unchecked by such agencies as competition and predation--should grow geometrically. How is order in nature maintained in the face of the seemingl…
Unsolved problems in ecology
Leading ecologists discuss some of the most compelling open questions in the field todayUnsolved Problems in Ecology brings together many of the world's leading ecologists to discuss the most fundamental research questions confronting the field today. This diverse and thought-pr…
Applied population biology
by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Botsford, Louis W., Jain, S. K.