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Ecological biology 2 : the inter-relations of organisms / edited by D. W. Ewer, J. R. Hall

Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Longman group UK ltd., c1978.Description: xii, 526 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0582606489
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 574.5 ECO
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Open Access Book Open Access Science and Education Library 574.5 ECO 1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available NAGL22021577
Book Open Access Book Open Access Science and Education Library 574.5 ECO 2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available NAGL24010530

Contents;

Part 1: Autecology - the study of single species
1. The dispersal and distribution of producers
2. The dispersal and distribution of consumers

Part : Synecology - the study of biomes and communities
Biomes - producers in the forest and savanna
Biomes - consumers and decomposers in the forest and savanna
Communities - producers
etc.

Part 3: The natural history of the food web
Relations between producers and consumers
Relations between predators and prey
Adaptations of predators
social life
etc.

Part 4: Population ecology - the study of the numbers of organisms
Counting populations
The growth of populations
Interactions between populations

Part 5: The ecology of
Man's food - plant crops
Man's food - animals
Man's health
Man in towns and cities
etc.

Part 6: The origins of diversity - genetics and evolution
Variation and patterns of inheritance
The molecular basis of inheritance
Alleles and the sources of variation
etc.

Index : p. 508-526.

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