Size-Structured Populations

Ecology and Evolution

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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At last both ecology and evolution are covered in this study on the dynamics of size-structured populations. How does natural selection shape growth patterns and life cycles of individuals, and hence the size-structure of populations? This book will stimulate biologists to look into some important and interesting biological problems from a new angle of approach, concerning: - life history evolution, - intraspecific competition and niche theory, - structure and dynamics of ecological communities.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-12-08
Mått170 x 244 x 17 mm
Vikt522 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor284
FörlagSpringer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN9783642740039

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Prolog.- Dynamics of Size-Structured Populations: An Overview.- The Evolution of Growth Patterns and Size.- The Evolution of Size in Size-Structured Populations.- Path Analysis of Ontogenetic Data.- The Measurement of Selection on Size and Growth.- Size, Scaling, and the Evolution of Complex Life Cycles.- Population Ecology and Demography in Size-Structured Populations.- Approaching Size and Age in Matrix Population Models.- Population Models Incorporating Physiological Structure: A Quick Survey of the Basic Concepts and an Application to Size-Structured Population Dynamics in Waterfleas.- Dynamics of Age- and Size-Structured Populations: Intraspecific Competition.- Maximum Sustainable Yields and the Self-Renewal of Exploited Populations with Age-Dependent Vital Rates.- Interactions in Size-Structured Populations: From Individual Behavior to Ecosystem Dynamics.- Interactions Between Growing Predators and Growing Prey.- Resource Depletion and Habitat Segregation by Competitors Under Predation Hazard.- Exploitation Competition and the Evolution of Interference, Cannibalism, and Intraguild Predation in Age/Size-Structured Populations.- Asymmetries in Competitive and Predatory Interactions in Fish Populations..- Trophic Relations and Ontogenetic Niche Shifts in Aquatic Ecosystems.- Community Responses to Experimental Nutrient Perturbations in Oligotrophic Lakes: The Importance of Bottlenecks in Size-Structured Populations..- Size-Abundance Relations in Plants and Animals.- Self-Thinning of Plant Populations Dictated by Packing Density and Individual Growth Geometry and Relationships Between Animal Population Density and Body Mass Governed by Metabolic Rate.