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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786740403321

Autore

Anderson Ted R

Titolo

The life of David Lack [[electronic resource] ] : father of evolutionary ecology / / Ted R. Anderson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2013

ISBN

0-19-933993-7

0-19-992265-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 pages ) : illustrations (black and white)

Classificazione

SCI020000

Disciplina

598.092

B

Soggetti

Biologists - Great Britain

Birds - Evolution

Evolution (Biology)

Ornithologists - Great Britain

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

Chapter I: The Birds of Cambridgeshire -- Chapter II: The Life of Robin -- Chapter III: Darwin's Finches -- Chapter IV: Robin Redbreast -- Chapter V: The Natural Regulation of Animal Numbers -- Chapter VI: Swifts in a Tower -- Chapter VII: Evolutionary Theory and Christian Belief -- Chapter VIII: Enjoying Ornithology -- Chapter IX: Population Studies of Birds -- Chapter X: Ecological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds -- Chapter XI: Ecological Isolation in Birds -- Chapter XII: Evolution Illustrated by Waterfowl -- Chapter XIII: Island Biology -- Notes.

Sommario/riassunto

The first biography of David Lack, the father of evolutionary ecology and an acclaimed ornithologist