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Zusatztext The book can be fully recommended not only for professionals working in the field of evolutionary ecology, but also to a general audience. Informationen zum Autor Ted R. Anderson is Emeritus Profess or Biology at McKendree University. Professor Anderson is the author of Biology of the Ubiquitous House Sparrow: From Genes to Populations (OUP 2006). He is retired and lives with his wife, Carol, in Kingston, Washington. Klappentext The first biography of David Lack, the father of evolutionary ecology and an acclaimed ornithologist "As Ted Anderson shows in his charming and very readable biography, Lack's argument, which developed slowly, was that differences in the way populations adapt to and compete for local resources (such as seeds, in the case of finches) is a key part of the process of speciation...Anderson gives us a vivid portrait of Lack and the personalities and careers of many people he interacted with." -- Ben C. Sheldon, Nature Zusammenfassung The first biography of David Lack, the father of evolutionary ecology and an acclaimed ornithologist Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter I: The Birds of Cambridgeshire Chapter II: The Life of Robin Chapter III: Darwin's Finches Chapter IV: Robin Redbreast Chapter V: The Natural Regulation of Animal Numbers Chapter VI: Swifts in a Tower Chapter VII: Evolutionary Theory and Christian Belief Chapter VIII: Enjoying Ornithology Chapter IX: Population Studies of Birds Chapter X: Ecological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds Chapter XI: Ecological Isolation in Birds Chapter XII: Evolution Illustrated by Waterfowl Chapter XIII: Island Biology Notes
