Natural regulation of animal populations. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Ian A. McLaren.
• Other Names: McLaren, I. A (Ian Alexander), 1931-
• Contents: Meaning of density-dependence and related terms in population dynamics / M.E. Solomon -- Is the density of animal populations regulated by mechanisms or by chance? / F. Schwerdtfeger -- Status of the idea that weather can control insect populations / M.E. Solomon -- Regulation of animal numbers: a model counter-example / Henry S. Horn -- Effects of population density on growth rates of animal populations / James T. Tanner -- Endocrines, behavior, and population / John J. Christian and David E. Davis -- Self-regulating systems in populations of animals / V.C. Wynne-Edwards -- On group selection and Wynne-Edwards' hypothesis / John A. Wiens -- The natural selection of self-regulatory behavior in animal populations / Dennis Chitty -- Population regulation and genetic feedback / David Pimentel.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 591.7/88; Animal populations; Animal populations
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351503464; 1351503464
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.