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| #749669 in Books | 1992-07-16 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.50 x.60 x9.69l,1.07 | File type: PDF | 264 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Interesting, if difficult to get through|By Ariss McKalynn|I love this book--excellent as a source book for research articles or just papers for courses. Level is most appropriate for VERY high level undergrads, or graduate students (minimum). Some of the math can be tricky, not because it is hard, but because it is very detailed. Everything is well explained and interesting. O||`Although aimed at advanced students, this work will be read much more widely, because the basics of life-history theory pervade all pure and applied branches of ecology, ethology, and evolution. Stearns sets us on the right track for understanding interactio
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 s...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Evolution of Life Histories | Stephen C. Stearns. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
