"This international student edition is for use outside of the U.S."--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to ecology : historical foundations and developing frontiers --
Section I: Natural history and evolution. Life on land ; Life in water ; Population genetics and natural selection --
Section II: Adaptations to the environment. Temperature relations ; Water relations ; Energy and nutrient relations ; Social relations --
Section III: Population ecology. Population distribution and abundance ; Population dynamics ; Population growth ; Life histories --
Section IV: Interactions. Species interactions and competition ; Exploitative interactions : predation, herbivory, parasitism, and disease ; Mutualism --
Section V: Communities and ecosystems. Species abundance and diversity ; Species interactions and community structure ; Primary and secondary production ; Nutrient cycling and retention ; Succession and stability --
Section VI: Large-scale ecology. Landscape ecology ; Geographic ecology ; Global ecology --
Appendix A: Investigating the evidence --
Appendix B: Statistical tables.

College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Science in Biology

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