Ecology : the economy of nature.

This edition maintains this book's signature evolutionary perspective, coverage of population genetics, and emphasis on the quantitative aspects of the field of ecology, but it has been completely rewritten for today's undergraduates - with extensive new pedagogy, fresh, and immediate exam...

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Main Authors: Ricklefs, Robert E., (Author), Relyea, Rick, (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.H. Freeman and Company, 2014.
Edition:7th edition /
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction: Ecology, evolution, and the scientific method -- Part I: Life and the physical environment. Adaptations to aquatic environments ; Adaptations to terrestrial environments ; Adaptations to variable environments ; Climates and soils ; Terrestrial and aquatic biomes -- Part II: Organisms. Evolution and adaptation ; Life histories ; Reproductive strategies ; Social behaviors -- Part III: Populations. Population distributions ; Population growth and regulation ; Population dynamics over space and time -- Part IV: Species interactions. Predation and herbivory ; Parasitism and infectious diseases ; Competition ; Mutualism -- Part V: Communities and ecosystems. Community structure ; Community succession ; Movement of energy in ecosystems ; Movement of elements in ecosystems -- Part VI: Global ecology. Landscape ecology, biogeography, and global biodiversity ; Global conservation of biodiversity -- Appendices: Reading graphs ; Statistical tables ; Answers to analyzing ecology and graphing the data exercises -- Glossary. 
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