The Evolution of Life Histories | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780198577416 | The Evolution of Life Histories | S. C. Stearns | Taschenbuch | 1992

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Beschreibung

This book introduces life history evolution to postgraduate students just beginning their research in population biology, ecology, or evolutionary biology. It discusses major analytical tools, gives examples of their applications, and provides problems for discussion at the end of each chapter. It will interest all biologists wishing to understand the evolution of the life cycle and the causes of phenotypic variation in fitness, and it contains the seeds of applications of life history theory to population dynamics, behaviour, and community ecology.

Care is taken in Part I to build up the tools needed for a well-rounded evolutionary explanation: demography, quantitative genetics, reaction norms, trade offs and phylogenetic/comparative analysis. Part II discusses the evolution of major life history traits. This is a comprehensive, up-to-date text in a field that holds a central position in modern ecology and evolution.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue; Part I: Evolutionary explanation; Demography: age and stage structure; Quantitative genetics and reaction norms; Trade-offs; Lineage-specific effects; Part II: Age and size at maturity; Number and size of offspring; Reproductive lifespan and ageing; Appendices; Glossary; References; Author index; Subject index.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	1992
Genre:	Importe , Technik allg.
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780198577416
ISBN-10:	0198577419
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Stearns, S. C.
Redaktion:	Stearns, Stephen C.
Hersteller:	OUP Oxford
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Postfach:81 03 40, D-70567 Stuttgart, vertrieb@dbg.de
Maße:	246 x 189 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	S. C. Stearns
Erscheinungsdatum:	28.05.1992
Gewicht:	0,517 kg