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A book blending evolution and trophic dynamics, taking into account recent advances in both behavioral and population ecology, is long overdue. A central objective of this book is to consider whether adaptive behavioral decisions on the individual organism level might tend to stabilize trophic interactions. A second major goal of the book is to explore the implications of presumably adaptive behaviors on trophic dynamics and the implications of trophic dynamics for the evolution of adaptive behaviors. All evolutionary biologists, ecologists, and behavioral ecologists should find this exciting volume essential reading.
List of contents
1 Introduction.- 1.1 Objectives.- 1.2 Topics to be Covered.- 1.3 Predator-Prey Dynamics.- 1.4 Competition.- 1.5 Summary.- 2 Diet Selection.- 2.1 Nutrient-Maximizing Diets.- 2.2 Evolutionary Dynamics of Diet Selection.- 2.3 Balanced Nutrient Diets.- 2.4 Summary.- 3 Prey Defense.- 3.1 Types of Defenses.- 3.2 Defense Effects and Population Parameters.- 3.3 Parameter Effects on Dynamics.- 3.4 Time Allocation.- 3.5 Optimal Defense.- 3.6 Summary.- 4 Habitat Use and Spatial Structure.- 4.1 Habitat Variation.- 4.2 Energy-Maximizing Habitat Use.- 4.3 Evasion of Predators by Prey.- 4.4 Spatial Structure.- 4.5 Summary.- 5 Size-Selective Predation.- 5.1 Diet Selection Model.- 5.2 Partial Predation Model.- 5.3 The Size Structure Challenge.- 5.4 Summary.- 6 Interference and Territoriality.- 6.1 Interference.- 6.2 Territoriality.- 6.3 Summary.- 7 Epilogue.- References.
Summary
A book blending evolution and trophic dynamics, taking into account recent advances in both behavioral and population ecology, is long overdue.
