Introduction to population biology / Dick Neal.
By: Neal, Dick.
Publisher: Cambridge, U.K. : Cambridge University Press, 2004Description: xiii, 393 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0521825377 (hbk.).Subject(s): Population biologyDDC classification: 577.88Item type | Current location | Shelf location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Main Collection | Taylor's Library-TC |
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577.88 NEA (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | SBSxx,36100,02,GR | 5000078604 |
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.