Individual Behavior and Community Dynamics

by John M. Fryxell, Per Lundberg

Overview

A book blending evolution and trophic dynamics, taking into account recent advances in both behavioral and population ecology, is long overdue. A central objective of this book is to consider whether adaptive behavioral decisions on the individual organism level might tend to stabilize trophic interactions. A second major goal of the book is to explore the implications of presumably adaptive behaviors on trophic dynamics and the implications of trophic dynamics for the evolution of adaptive behaviors. All evolutionary biologists, ecologists, and behavioral ecologists should find this exciting volume essential reading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781489947000
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	12/06/2013
Series:	Population and Community Biology Series
Edition description:	1998
Pages:	202
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction. Diet selection. Prey defense. Habitat use and spacial structure. Size-selective predation. Interference and territoriality. Epilogue. References.