| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 200 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Series |
Oxford series in ecology and evolution |
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Oxford series in ecology and evolution.
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| Contents |
Preface -- 1. The Sentient Forager -- 1.1. The Optimal Foraging Distance -- 1.2. Learning to Forage Optimally -- 1.3. Energy as a Criterion -- 1.4. Seasonality and Growth, St. Martin -- 1.5. Growth of an Optimal Forager -- 1.6. Optimal Life History of an Optimal Forager -- 1.7. Discussion -- 2. Invasion and Coevolution -- 2.1. Biogeography of Body Size -- 2.2. Early Hypotheses -- 2.3. Evidence for Competition -- 2.4. Theory of Faunal Assembly -- 2.5. Historical Evidence -- 2.6. Hypotheses Evaluated -- 2.7. Biogeography of Habitat Use -- 2.8. Theory of Habitat Use -- 2.9. Discussion -- 3. Origin of the Caribbean -- 3.1. Systematics of Anolis -- 3.2. Biogeographic Data -- 3.3. Geologic Data -- 3.4. Discussion -- 4. The Food Tangle -- 4.1. Food Webs -- 4.2. St. Martin Web--First Pass -- 4.3. St. Martin Web--Second Pass -- 4.4. Puerto Rico -- 4.5. Discussion -- Contents of Diskette |
| Summary |
The author of this treatise uses the Anolis lizard to demonstrate the concept of ecology models - how ecological context supplies the natural selection that drives evolution and how evolutionary change among species in turn affects their ecological station |
| Analysis |
Lizards |
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West Indies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-193) and index |
| Subject |
Anoles -- West Indies
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NATURE -- Animals -- Reptiles & Amphibians.
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Anoles
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Anolissen.
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Repteis (biologia)
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Anolis -- Antilles.
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West Indies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1423764420 |
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9781423764427 |
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1601298021 |
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9781601298027 |
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0195067312 |
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9780195067316 |
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0195096053 |
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9780195096057 |
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