Online Resource
London ; : Academic Press,
UID:
edocfu_9958130337602883
Format:
1 online resource (166 p.)
ISBN:
0-323-16084-0
Content:
Animal population ecology
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Animal Population Ecology; Copyright Page; Preface; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Some Basic Concepts; I. Rates of Population Growth; II. Birth-rates and Death-rates; III. Dispersal; IV. Natural Control; V. Animal Life Tables; Chapter 3. Resources; I. Intra-specific Competition; II. Inter-specific Competition; III. Under Population; Chapter 4. Social Behaviour; I. Territorial Behaviour; II. Social Hierarchies; Chapter 5. Qualitative Changes in Individuals; I. ""Phase"" Changes in Insects; II. Genetic Changes; Chapter 6. Natural Enemies
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I. DiseaseII. Predators and Insect Parasites; Chapter 7. Weather; I. Effects on Survival; III. Effects on Habitats; IV. Overall Effects; Chapter 8. Detailed Population Studies; I. The Cinnabar Moth; II. The Pine Looper; III. The Broom Beetle; IV. The Edible Cockle; V. The Wood Pigeon; VI. The Tawny Owl; VII. Conclusions; Chapter 9. Population Cycles; I. The Larch Tortrix; Il. The Red Grouse; III. The Rock Ptarmigan; IV. Conclusions; Chapter 10. Population Theories; I. Nicholson's Theory; II. Andrewartha and Birch's Theory; III. Milne's Theory; IV. Other Theories; V. Conclusions
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Chapter 11. Applications of Population EcologyI. Pest Species; II. Predation by Man; III. Nature Conservation; IV. Man; References; Subject Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-209550-2
Language:
English
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