1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781051703321

Titolo

The Theory of Island Biogeography Revisited / / Jonathan B. Losos, Robert E. Ricklefs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2009]

©2010

ISBN

1-282-45857-4

9786612458576

1-4008-3192-X

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (494 p.)

Classificazione

WH 4700

Disciplina

578.75/2

Soggetti

Biogeography

Biogeography -- Congresses

Island ecology

Island ecology -- Congresses

Island biogeography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword / May, Robert M. -- Preface -- Contributors -- Island Biogeography in the 1960's / Wilson, Edward O. -- Island Biogeography Theory / Lomolino, Mark V. / Brown, James H. / Sax, Dov F. -- The MacArthur- Wilson Equilibrium Model / Schoener, Thomas W. -- A General Dynamic Theory of Oceanic Island Biogeography: Extending the MacArthur- Wilson Theory to Accommodate the Rise and Fall of Volcanic Islands / Whittaker, Robert J. / Triantis, Kostas A. / Ladle, Richard J. -- The Trophic Cascade on Islands / Terborgh, John -- Toward a Trophic Island Biogeography / Holt, Robert D. -- The Theories of Island Biogeography and Metapopulation Dynamics / Hanski, Ilkka -- Beyond Island Biogeography Theory / Laurance, William F. -- Birds of the Solomon Islands / Simberloff, Daniel / Collins, Michael D. -- Neutral Theory and the Theory of Island Biogeography / Hubbell, Stephen P. -- Evolutionary Changes Following Island Colonization in Birds / Clegg, Sonya -- Sympatric Speciation, Immigration, and Hybridization in Island



Birds / Grant, Peter R. / Grant, B. Rosemary -- Island Biogeography of Remote Archipelagoes / Gillespie, Rosemary G. / Baldwin, Bruce G. -- Dynamics of Colonization and Extinction on Islands / Ricklefs, Robert E. -- The Speciation-Area Relationship / Losos, Jonathan B. / Parent, Christine E. -- Ecological and Genetic Models of Diversity / Vellend, Mark / Orrock, L. -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Robert H. MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson's The Theory of Island Biogeography, first published by Princeton in 1967, is one of the most influential books on ecology and evolution to appear in the past half century. By developing a general mathematical theory to explain a crucial ecological problem--the regulation of species diversity in island populations--the book transformed the science of biogeography and ecology as a whole. In The Theory of Island Biogeography Revisited, some of today's most prominent biologists assess the continuing impact of MacArthur and Wilson's book four decades after its publication. Following an opening chapter in which Wilson reflects on island biogeography in the 1960's, fifteen chapters evaluate and demonstrate how the field has extended and confirmed--as well as challenged and modified--MacArthur and Wilson's original ideas. Providing a broad picture of the fundamental ways in which the science of island biogeography has been shaped by MacArthur and Wilson's landmark work, The Theory of Island Biogeography Revisited also points the way toward exciting future research.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910140298803321

Titolo

Allergies / / Clay Farris Naff, book editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit, Mich. : , : Greenhaven Press, , 2009

ISBN

0-7377-5046-4

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Perspectives on diseases and disorders

Disciplina

616.97

Soggetti

Allergy

Allergy - Diagnosis

Allergy - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

What are some attitudes toward debt? Going into debt can be a good financial choice / Tom Allen ; Going into debt is a bad financial choice / USA Today (magazine) ; It is possible to live debt free / Leslie E. Royale ; Living debt-free is not always possible / USA Today (magazine) ; Debtors should be more conscientious toward creditors / Michelle Singletary ; Creditors should be more conscientious toward debtors / Brian Alderson -- Do some people struggle to manage debt responsibly? Young people should have credit cards / Jonathan Burton ; Young people should not have credit cards / Carolyn M. Brown ; Class, as well as race, contributes to frivolous spending / Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania ; Racism is responsible for the minority debt crisis, not excessive spending / David Crockett ; Women are more likely to struggle with finances than men / Sandra Guy ; Men are more likely to struggle with finances than women / Bob Ellis -- Does the U.S. government manage debt responsibly? The U.S. economy is failing because it is debt-based / Steven Lachance ; The U.S. economy is failing because it is credit-based / Andrew Leonard ; The U.S. government should encourage people to take on new debt / Nathalie Martin ; The U.S. government should discourage excessive consumption / Shepherd Bliss ; The United States exploits borrowing by developing countries / Saul Kanowitz ; The United States has become overly indebted by lending money to developing countries / J. R.



Dieckmann -- How can debt problems be solved? Declaring bankruptcy can help families start over / Laura Cohn ; Declaring bankruptcy can destroy families / Alison Smith-Squire ; Joining the military is an effective way to pay off student loans / Janet Kidd Stewart ; Military recruiters use loan forgiveness to target students / Ron Jacobs ; Micro-loans can be the solution to developing countries' economies / Mark Skousen ; Micro-loans will hinder developing countries' economies / Josh Kearns.

Sommario/riassunto

Examines both sides of the issues surrounding consumer debt, from attitudes towards debt and responsible debt management to national debt and resolving debt problems.