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The Evolution of Life Histories - Softcover

Stearns, Stephen C.

 
9780198577416: The Evolution of Life Histories
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0198577419 ISBN 13: 9780198577416
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA, 1992

Inhaltsangabe

This book is the first comprehensive summary of life-history evolution, a field that holds a central position in modern ecology, evolution, and population biology. The book offers an up-to-date description of the analytical tools used in evolutionary explanation: demographics, quantitative genetics, reaction norms, trade-offs, and phylogenetic/comparative analysis. It goes on to discuss the evolution of such major life-history traits as age and size at maturity; clutch size, reproductive investment and size of offspring; reproductive lifespan; and aging. This is an essential text for biologists wishing to understand the evolution of the life cycle and the causes of phenotypic variation in fitness. It is additionally the only book available designed specifically for teaching the subject, with problems and discussion questions at the end of each chapter.

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Verlag
Oxford University Press, USA
Erscheinungsdatum
1992
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0198577419
ISBN 13 
9780198577416
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
264
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