TY  - BOOK
AU  - Neal,Dick
TI  - Introduction to population biology
SN  - 0521825377 (hbk.)
U1  - 577.88 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Cambridge, U.K.
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Population biology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [378]-386); Preface. - Acknowledgements. - Part I. Evolution by Natural Selection: Ch. 1. Darwin concludes that organisms evolve. - Ch. 2. Darwin's theories of evolution. - Ch. 3. Understanding natural selection. -   Part II. Simple Population Growth Models and Their Simulation. - Ch. 4. Density-independent growth and overproduction. - Ch. 5. Density-dependent growth and the logistic growth model. -  Part III. Population Genetics and Evolution. - Ch.  6. Gene frequencies and the Hardy-Weinberg Principle. - Ch. 7. Mutation and the genetic variation of populations. - Ch. 8. Small populations, genetic drift and inbreeding. - Ch.   9. Migration, gene flow and the differentiation of populations. - Ch. 10. Quantifying natural selection: haploid and zygotic selection models. - Ch. 11. Applying zygotic selection models to natural systems. - Ch. 12. Polygenic inheritance, quantitative genetics and heritability. - Ch. 13. Population genetics: summary and synthesis. - Part IV. Demography. -  Ch. 14. Life tables and age-specific death rates  15. Age-specific reproduction and population growth rates  16. Evolution of life histories  Part V. Interactions Between Species, and the Behaviour of Individuals: 17. Interspecific competition and amensalism  18. Predation  19. Animal behaviour, natural selection and altruistic traits  20. Sexual selection and mating systems  21 Epilogue  References  Solutions to problems  Index
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