Metabolic ecology [[electronic resource] ] : a scaling approach / / edited by Richard M. Sibly, James H. Brown, and Astrid Kodric-Brown |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
Disciplina |
572.4
572/.4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrownJames H. <1942 Sept. 25->
Kodric-BrownAstrid SiblyR. M |
Soggetto topico |
Biotic communities
Ecology Metabolism |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-119-96853-4
1-119-96851-8 1-280-67717-1 9786613654106 1-119-96850-X |
Classificazione | SCI020000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Notes on contributorsPrefaceIntroduction: Metabolism as the basis for a theoretical unification of ecologyJames H. Brown, Richard M. Sibly, and Astrid Kodric-BrownPart I: Foundations1. Methodological toolsEthan P. White, Xiao Xiao, Nick J. B. Isaac, and Richard M. Sibly2. The metabolic theory of ecology and its central equationJames H. Brown and Richard M. Sibly3. StoichiometryMichael Kaspari4. Modeling metazoan growth and ontogenyAndrew J. Kerkhoff5. Life historyRichard M. Sibly6. BehaviorApril Hayward, James F. Gillooly, and Astrid Kodric-Brown7. Population and community ecologyNick J.B. Isaac, Chris Carbone, and Brian McGill8. Predator-prey relations and food websOwen L. Petchey and Jennifer A. Dunne9. EcosystemsKristina J. Anderson-Teixeira and Peter M. Vitousek10. Rates of metabolism and evolutionJohn L. Gittleman and Patrick R. Stephens11. Biodiversity and its energetic and thermalcontrols, 120David StorchPart II: Selected Organisms and Topics12. MicroorganismsJordan G. Okie13. PhytoplanktonElena Litchman14. Land plants: new theoretical directions and empirical prospectsBrian J. Enquist and Lisa Patrick Bentley15. Marine invertebratesMary I. O'Connor and John F. Bruno16. Insect metabolic ratesJames S. Waters and Jon F. Harrison17. Terrestrial vertebratesWilliam Karasov18. Seabirds and marine mammalsDaniel P. Costa and Scott A. Shaffer19. ParasitesRyan F. Hechinger, Kevin D. Lafferty, and Armand M. Kuris20. Human ecologyMarcus J. Hamilton, Oskar Burger, and Robert S. WalkerPart III: Practical Applications21. Marine ecology and fisheriesSimon Jennings, Ken H. Andersen, and Julia L. Blanchard22. Conservation biologyAlison G. Boyer and Walter Jetz23. Climate changeKristina J. Anderson-Teixeira, Felisa A. Smith, and S. K. Morgan Ernest24. Beyond biologyMelanie E. Moses and Stephanie Forrest25. Synthesis and prospectJames H. Brown, Richard M. Sibly, and Astrid Kodric-BrownGlossaryReferencesIndexUpdates and additional resources for this book are available from:http://www.wiley.com/go/sibly/metabolicecology. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910208824703321 |
Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Metabolic ecology [[electronic resource] ] : a scaling approach / / edited by Richard M. Sibly, James H. Brown, and Astrid Kodric-Brown |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
Disciplina |
572.4
572/.4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrownJames H. <1942 Sept. 25->
Kodric-BrownAstrid SiblyR. M |
Soggetto topico |
Biotic communities
Ecology Metabolism |
ISBN |
1-119-96853-4
1-119-96851-8 1-280-67717-1 9786613654106 1-119-96850-X |
Classificazione | SCI020000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Notes on contributorsPrefaceIntroduction: Metabolism as the basis for a theoretical unification of ecologyJames H. Brown, Richard M. Sibly, and Astrid Kodric-BrownPart I: Foundations1. Methodological toolsEthan P. White, Xiao Xiao, Nick J. B. Isaac, and Richard M. Sibly2. The metabolic theory of ecology and its central equationJames H. Brown and Richard M. Sibly3. StoichiometryMichael Kaspari4. Modeling metazoan growth and ontogenyAndrew J. Kerkhoff5. Life historyRichard M. Sibly6. BehaviorApril Hayward, James F. Gillooly, and Astrid Kodric-Brown7. Population and community ecologyNick J.B. Isaac, Chris Carbone, and Brian McGill8. Predator-prey relations and food websOwen L. Petchey and Jennifer A. Dunne9. EcosystemsKristina J. Anderson-Teixeira and Peter M. Vitousek10. Rates of metabolism and evolutionJohn L. Gittleman and Patrick R. Stephens11. Biodiversity and its energetic and thermalcontrols, 120David StorchPart II: Selected Organisms and Topics12. MicroorganismsJordan G. Okie13. PhytoplanktonElena Litchman14. Land plants: new theoretical directions and empirical prospectsBrian J. Enquist and Lisa Patrick Bentley15. Marine invertebratesMary I. O'Connor and John F. Bruno16. Insect metabolic ratesJames S. Waters and Jon F. Harrison17. Terrestrial vertebratesWilliam Karasov18. Seabirds and marine mammalsDaniel P. Costa and Scott A. Shaffer19. ParasitesRyan F. Hechinger, Kevin D. Lafferty, and Armand M. Kuris20. Human ecologyMarcus J. Hamilton, Oskar Burger, and Robert S. WalkerPart III: Practical Applications21. Marine ecology and fisheriesSimon Jennings, Ken H. Andersen, and Julia L. Blanchard22. Conservation biologyAlison G. Boyer and Walter Jetz23. Climate changeKristina J. Anderson-Teixeira, Felisa A. Smith, and S. K. Morgan Ernest24. Beyond biologyMelanie E. Moses and Stephanie Forrest25. Synthesis and prospectJames H. Brown, Richard M. Sibly, and Astrid Kodric-BrownGlossaryReferencesIndexUpdates and additional resources for this book are available from:http://www.wiley.com/go/sibly/metabolicecology. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830071103321 |
Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Metabolic ecology : a scaling approach / / edited by Richard M. Sibly, James H. Brown, and Astrid Kodric-Brown |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
Disciplina | 572/.4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrownJames H. <1942 Sept. 25->
Kodric-BrownAstrid SiblyR. M |
Soggetto topico |
Biotic communities
Ecology Metabolism |
ISBN |
1-119-96853-4
1-119-96851-8 1-280-67717-1 9786613654106 1-119-96850-X |
Classificazione | SCI020000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Notes on contributorsPrefaceIntroduction: Metabolism as the basis for a theoretical unification of ecologyJames H. Brown, Richard M. Sibly, and Astrid Kodric-BrownPart I: Foundations1. Methodological toolsEthan P. White, Xiao Xiao, Nick J. B. Isaac, and Richard M. Sibly2. The metabolic theory of ecology and its central equationJames H. Brown and Richard M. Sibly3. StoichiometryMichael Kaspari4. Modeling metazoan growth and ontogenyAndrew J. Kerkhoff5. Life historyRichard M. Sibly6. BehaviorApril Hayward, James F. Gillooly, and Astrid Kodric-Brown7. Population and community ecologyNick J.B. Isaac, Chris Carbone, and Brian McGill8. Predator-prey relations and food websOwen L. Petchey and Jennifer A. Dunne9. EcosystemsKristina J. Anderson-Teixeira and Peter M. Vitousek10. Rates of metabolism and evolutionJohn L. Gittleman and Patrick R. Stephens11. Biodiversity and its energetic and thermalcontrols, 120David StorchPart II: Selected Organisms and Topics12. MicroorganismsJordan G. Okie13. PhytoplanktonElena Litchman14. Land plants: new theoretical directions and empirical prospectsBrian J. Enquist and Lisa Patrick Bentley15. Marine invertebratesMary I. O'Connor and John F. Bruno16. Insect metabolic ratesJames S. Waters and Jon F. Harrison17. Terrestrial vertebratesWilliam Karasov18. Seabirds and marine mammalsDaniel P. Costa and Scott A. Shaffer19. ParasitesRyan F. Hechinger, Kevin D. Lafferty, and Armand M. Kuris20. Human ecologyMarcus J. Hamilton, Oskar Burger, and Robert S. WalkerPart III: Practical Applications21. Marine ecology and fisheriesSimon Jennings, Ken H. Andersen, and Julia L. Blanchard22. Conservation biologyAlison G. Boyer and Walter Jetz23. Climate changeKristina J. Anderson-Teixeira, Felisa A. Smith, and S. K. Morgan Ernest24. Beyond biologyMelanie E. Moses and Stephanie Forrest25. Synthesis and prospectJames H. Brown, Richard M. Sibly, and Astrid Kodric-BrownGlossaryReferencesIndexUpdates and additional resources for this book are available from:http://www.wiley.com/go/sibly/metabolicecology. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910876588203321 |
Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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