Natural Regulation of Animal Populations

Surveying an area dense with conflicting observations and ideas, this volume depicts the state of knowledge, as well as the diversity of opinion in the field of population ecology. It focuses on the effects of environment and population density on population dynamics and the influence of animal behaviour on population growth.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Ian A. McLaren

Zusammenfassung

Surveying an area dense with conflicting observations and ideas, this volume depicts the state of knowledge, as well as the diversity of opinion in the field of population ecology. It focuses on the effects of environment and population density on population dynamics and the influence of animal behaviour on population growth.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Ian A. Mclaren, McLaren Ian A.
• Mitarbeit: A. Mclaren Ian (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781138528727
• ISBN: 978-1-138-52872-7
• Seiten: 204
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Zoologie; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General