Population Dynamics and Laboratory Ecology
β Scribed by Robert A. Desharnais (Eds.)
- Publisher
- Academic Press, Elsevier
- Year
- 2005
- Leaves
- 381
- Series
- Advances in Ecological Research 37
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Content:
Understanding Ecological Concepts: The Role of Laboratory Systems Review Article
Pages 1-36
Michael B. Bonsall, Michael P. Hassell
Complexity, Evolution, and Persistence in HostβParasitoid Experimental Systems With Callosobruchus Beetles as the Host Review Article
Pages 37-75
Midori Tuda, Masakazu Shimada
Population Dynamics, Life History, and Demography: Lessons From Drosophila Review Article
Pages 77-99
Laurence D. Mueller, Casandra L. Rauser, Michael R. Rose
Nonlinear Stochastic Population Dynamics: The Flour Beetle Tribolium as an Effective Tool of Discovery Review Article
Pages 101-141
Robert F. Costantino, Robert A. Desharnais, Jim M. Cushing, Brian Dennis, Shandelle M. Henson, Aaron A. King
Population Dynamics in a Noisy World: Lessons From a Mite Experimental System Review Article
Pages 143-181
Tim G. Benton, Andrew P. Beckerman
Global Persistence Despite Local Extinction in Acarine PredatorβPrey Systems: Lessons From Experimental and Mathematical Exercises Review Article
Pages 183-220
Maurice W. Sabelis, Arne Janssen, Odo Diekmann, Vincent A.A. Jansen, Erik van Gool, Minus van Baalen
Ecological and Evolutionary Dynamics of Experimental Plankton Communities Review Article
Pages 221-243
Gregor F. Fussmann, Stephen P. Ellner, Nelson G. Hairston Jr., Laura E. Jones, Kyle W. Shertzer, Takehito Yoshida
The Contribution of Laboratory Experiments on Protists to Understanding Population and Metapopulation Dynamics Review Article
Pages 245-271
Marcel Holyoak, Sharon P. Lawler
Microbial Experimental Systems in Ecology Review Article
Pages 273-307
Christine M. Jessup, Samantha E. Forde, Brendan J.M. Bohannan
Parasitism Between CoβInfecting Bacteriophages Review Article
Pages 309-332
Paul E. Turner
Constructing Nature: Laboratory Models as Necessary Tools for Investigating Complex Ecological Communities Review Article
Pages 333-353
Marc W. Cadotte, James A. Drake, Tadashi Fukami
Series Editor
Page ii
Contributors to Volume 37
Pages v-vi
Preface
Pages xi-xiii
Foreword: Message in a Bottle
Pages vii-x
Index
Pages 355-367
Cumulative List of Titles
Pages 369-374
Contents
Pages xv-xx
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