The Evolution of Life Histories - Brossura

Stearns, Stephen C.

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ISBN 10: 0198577419 ISBN 13: 9780198577416

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, USA, 1992

Riassunto

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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Recensione

One of the most beneficial actions an adviser could take for a new graduate student in evolutionary biology would be to put Stearns" book in her or his hands and say, "Read this." (Science)

L'autore

Stephen C. Stearns is at Zoology Institute, University of Basle.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Oxford University Press, USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0198577419
• ISBN 13: 9780198577416
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 264
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Ufficio Anagrafiche Messaggerie; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8; Assago Milano; 20090; Italia