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Life History Invariants Eric L. Charnov (Professor of Biology, Professor of Biology, University of Utah)

Life History Invariants By Eric L. Charnov (Professor of Biology, Professor of Biology, University of Utah)

Summary

In this book, Eric Charnov uses ideas about symmetry, invariance, and scaling laws to explore aspects of population dynamics and the evolution of male and female life histories. Charnov's work is internationally known and will attract great interest among postgraduate students and researchers in ecology, evolution, behaviour, and many other fields within organismal biology.

Life History Invariants Summary

Life History Invariants: Some Explorations of Symmetry in Evolutionary Ecology by Eric L. Charnov (Professor of Biology, Professor of Biology, University of Utah)

In this book, Eric Charnov uses ideas about symmetry, invariance, and scaling laws to explore aspects of population dynamics and the evolution of male and female life histories. Charnov's work is internationally known and will attract great interest among postgraduate students and researchers in ecology, evolution, behaviour, and many other fields within organismal biology.

Life History Invariants Reviews

'Charnov's approach is daring, and remarkably successful in producing quantitative predictions that fit the comparative data. It is a first-rate contribution to life-history evolution. The book will undoubtedly play an important role in stimulating thought about where to go next in studies of life-history evolution.' Brian Charlesworth, University of Chicago, Nature
'Charnov's approach will be stimulating and provocative to those willing to consider his arguments carefully ... well worth the effort.' Robert E. Ricklefs, Science, Vol. 264 April 1994

Table of Contents

Introduction: invariants imply deeper symmetries ; 1. Sex allocation ; 2. Alternative life histories, mostly about males ; 3. Indeterminate growth ; 4. Determinate growth, mostly about mammals ; 5. Population dynamics ; 6. Senescence (ageing) ; 7. Finis ; References ; Author index ; Subject index

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GOR013625958
9780198540717
019854071X
Life History Invariants: Some Explorations of Symmetry in Evolutionary Ecology by Eric L. Charnov (Professor of Biology, Professor of Biology, University of Utah)
Used - Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
1993-07-22
182
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