Macroevolutionary theory on macroecological patterns

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Price, Peter W. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press 2003
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The general thesis
  • 2. Historical views on distribution, abundance, and population dynamics
  • 3. The focal species : basic biology
  • 4. The focal species : emergent properties
  • 5. The focal group : the common sawflies
  • 6. Convergent constraints in divergent taxonomic groups
  • 7. Divergent constraints and emergent properties
  • 8. Common constraints and divergent emergent properties
  • 9. The thesis applied to parasitoids, plants, and vertebrate taxa
  • 10. Theory development and synthesis