Animal Population Ecology - An Analytical Approach

An Analytical Approach. Life sciences, Ecology and conservation, Natural resource management, agriculture, horticulture and forestry

List of contents

1. Hunting strategies of predators as revealed in field studies of great tits; 2. The paradox of crypsis: is it effective against visual predation?; 3. Logistic law of population growth: what is it really?; 4. Reproduction curves and their utilities; 5. Generalization of the logistic model; 6. Scramble and contest competition: what is the difference?; 7. Regulation of populations: its myths and real nature; 8. Predator-prey interaction processes; 9. Interspecific competition processes; 10. Observations, analyses, and interpretations: a personal view through the spruce budworm studies.

About the author

Tom Royama is well known for his field studies of Great Tit and Spruce Budworm, and his contribution to theoretical ecology through the innovative application of stochastic processes. His previous book, Analytical Population Dynamics (1992), had a significant impact on population ecology. He was also a recipient of a Gold Medal of Entomological Society of Canada in 1994.

Summary

Comprises ten selected topics as chapters. Each of these focuses on the subject that is, despite its fundamental importance, still inadequately understood or even misunderstood in the current ecology. A must-have for advanced students of ecology, established ecologists, as well as mathematicians who are interested in ecological applications.

Product details

• Authors: T. Royama, Tomo Royama, Royama T.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781108844420
• ISBN: 978-1-108-84442-0
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation; ECOLOGY BIODIVERSITY AND CONSE
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; NATURE / Ecology, Applied ecology, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, Environmental Management, Biogeography, Animal Ecology, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, Zoology and animal sciences