Research Catalog

Title

From individual behaviour to population ecology / William J. Sutherland.

Author

Sutherland, William J.

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

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Description

x, 213 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Summary

• Population dynamics and animal behaviour are two subjects that have developed almost independently, despite widespread acceptance of the idea that they must be related. The major objective of this book is to demonstrate how aspects of the population ecology of vertebrates, such as population size, migration systems, and the response of populations to ecological change, can be directly and realistically related to behaviour.
• Building on the strong theoretical foundation that now underpins behavioural ecology, the author suggests how to extrapolate from behavioural interactions to population-level phenomena, and explains the reasoning behind his approaches. Each chapter presents a combination of theory and empirical examples, and a chapter on modelling techniques is included. This book will be stimulating and useful to students and researchers in behaviour, population ecology, and conservation biology.

Series Statement

Oxford series in ecology and evolution

Uniform Title

Oxford series in ecology and evolution.

Subject

• Animal populations
• Animal ecology
• Animal behavior
• Conservation biology
• Behaviour

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-202) and indexes.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Interference -- 3. Depletion -- 4. Prey availability -- 5. Prey populations -- 6. Territories -- 7. Mating systems and reproductive success -- 8. Population regulation -- 9. Migration -- 10. Applied problems -- 11. Habitat loss -- 12. Predation and human disturbance -- 13. Modelling techniques -- 14. Summary.

ISBN

• 0198549113
• 0198549105 (pbk.)

LCCN

95030374

OCLC

ocm32699078

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries