| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 215 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Oxford biology
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Oxford biology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
CONTENTS; 1 Where two fields meet; 2 Evolutionary cover-stories; 3 Brave new worlds; 4 Traits, invariants, and theories of everything; 5 Sons, daughters, and distorters; 6 Voyagers, residents, and sleepers; 7 Doing adaptive things; 8 Evolution and numbers; 9 A world of specialists; 10 The good, the bad, and the commensal; 11 Evolving together; 12 Birth of species; 13 Death of species; 14 Big evolution; 15 Big ecology; 16 Combining in diversity; REFERENCES; GLOSSARY; INDEX. |
| Summary |
Why are some kinds of organism species-rich and others species-poor? How do new species arise and why do some go extinct? Why do organisms grow and behave the way they do? This book provides an introduction to evolutionary ecology, the science that brings ecology and evolution together to help understand biological diversity. Ideal as an introduction for undergraduates, this book will also interest established researchers, providing a broad and up-to-date context for their. work. - ;Why are some kinds of organism species-rich and others species-poor? How do new species arise and why do some go. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ecology.
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Ecology. |
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Evolution (Biology)
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Evolution (Biology) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mayhew, Peter J. Discovering evolutionary ecology. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 0198525281 0198570600 (DLC) 2005026636 (OCoLC)61724338 |
| ISBN |
9780191524707 (electronic book) |
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0191524700 (electronic book) |
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9780198570608 (cased) |
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0198570600 (cased) |
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9780198525288 (paperback) |
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0198525281 (paperback) |
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