Theoretical evolutionary ecology

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Theoretical evolutionary ecology

Michael Bulmer

Sinauer Associates, c1994

  • : pbk
  • : cloth

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-346) and indexes

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Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780878930784

Description

Covers the topics of major interest in contemporary research: life-history evolution; kin selection and inclusive fitness; and the evolution of sex and sexual selection. The text should be suitable for any course which explores theoretical models of evolutionary ecology from first principles.

Table of Contents

  • Population dynamics
  • age-structured populations
  • life history evolution
  • foraging theory and resource management
  • frequency-dependent selection
  • evolutionary game theory
  • kin selection and inclusive fitness
  • the sex ratio
  • sexual selection
  • the evolution of sex.
Volume

: cloth ISBN 9780878930791

Description

Evolutionary ecology is the study of how natural selection has moulded the major adaptive ecological and behavioural traits of plants and animals. This book covers the topics of major interest in contemporary research - life-history evolution, optimal foraging, kin selection and inclusive fitness, the evolution of sex, the sex ratio, sexual selection and the application of game theory to evolutionary problems. It provides an account of the theoretical models underpinning our understanding of evolutionary adaptation. The book is intended for any upper-level undergraduate or graduate course which explores theoretical models of evolutionary ecology from first principles. Aimed at a biological rather than a mathematical audience, the text assumes only some familiarity with elementary calculus. Chapters contain numerous exercises, with answers included at the back of the book. The text keeps mathematical detail to a minimum: each chapter has an accompanying "Mathematica" notebook (accessible by downloading from Math Source) that gives model solutions to the exercises.

Table of Contents

  • Population dynamics
  • age-structured populations
  • life history evolution
  • foraging theory and resource management
  • frequency-dependent selection
  • evolutionary game theory
  • kin selection and inclusive fitness
  • the sex ratio
  • sexual selection
  • the evolution of sex.

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