| Main Title |
The distribution and abundance of animals / |
| Author |
Andrewartha, H. G.
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
University of Chicago Press, |
| Year Published |
1954 |
| OCLC Number |
00557800 |
| ISBN |
0226020266; 9780226020266 |
| Subjects |
Animal ecology ;
Physiology, Comparative ;
Ecologie animale ;
Biologie ;
Geografische verspreiding ;
Populatiedynamica ;
Dieren ;
Distribution--Funktionalanalysis ;
Populationsdichte ;
Ecologia Animal ;
Animals ;
Population Dynamics
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| Additional Subjects |
Zoology--Ecology ;
Physiology, Comparative
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBM |
QL751.A642 1954 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
05/26/1995 |
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| Collation |
xv, 782 pages : illustrations, maps, graphs, tables ; 25 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 723-763) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Introduction. The scope of ecology ; Components of environment -- Physiological aspects of ecology. The innate capacity for increase in numbers ; Dispause ; Dispersal -- Analysis of environment. Weather : temperature ; Weather : moisture ; Weather : light ; Other animals of the same kind ; Other organisms of different kinds ; Food ; A place in which to live -- The numbers of animals in natural populations. Empirical examples of the numbers of animals in natural populations ; A general theory of the numbers of animals in natural populations -- Genetic aspects of ecology. Genetic plasticity of species ; Ecology and the origin of species. Asks the fundamental question: How does the environment influence the animal's chance to survive and multiply? The book is the search for the answer. |
