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ISBN
9780300040845
Subject Area
Science
Publication Name
Evolution of Life Histories of Mammals : Theory and Pattern
Publisher
Yale University Press
Item Length
0.9 in
Subject
Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals
Publication Year
1988
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
0.1 in
Author
Mark S. Boyce
Item Weight
29.9 Oz
Item Width
0.6 in
Number of Pages
400 Pages

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Mammals range in body size from the gigantic blue whale to the tiny Etruscan shrew. Elephants and man may live for nearly one hundred years, while most shrews die before they are three months old. During the past decade, mammalogists and evolutionary biologists have begun to unravel the numerous factors that shape the enormous diversity of mammal life histories. In this volume, leading scientists provide a variety of perspectives on the newest theories in this active field of study. The principle uniting all studies of life history evolution is adaptation by natural selection. The first chapters in the book discuss this topic, offering evolutionary interpretations of geographic variation in mammal life histories, explaining how natural selection operates in fluctuating environments, introducing evolutionary predictions of demographic mathematics, and integrating life histories with behavioral ecology. The next chapters offer functional interpretations of the importance of body size in the life history. Next, several essays explain how developments in quantitative genetics have enabled us to distinguish between genetic and environmental components of variation within and between species. With this as a basis, the chapters that follow draw from principles of natural selection, allometry, and genetics to interpret differences among species of mammals. The book concludes with speculations on various areas where research seems most urgent for the development of a comprehensive understanding of mammal life history evolution. According to the authors, the field is rich with questions, and opportunities abound for both theoretical and empirical research.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300040849
ISBN-13
9780300040845
eBay Product ID (ePID)
119287

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Evolution of Life Histories of Mammals : Theory and Pattern
Publication Year
1988
Subject
Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Author
Mark S. Boyce
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
29.9 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN
87-029480
Dewey Edition
19
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
599/.038
Lc Classification Number
Ql708.5.E85 1988
Copyright Date
1988

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