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In revising this book I have tried to bring the theory of environment up to date in the light of certain important criticisms that have appeared since 1961, especially in papers by T. O. Browning and D. A. Maelzer, and in the light of experience gained while using the book as a text for an undergraduate course in population ecology in the University of Adelaide. As a consequence the order in which the argument is pre sented has been altered. Some new material has been introduced to expand the discussion of certain topics, especially resources, pathogens, aggressors and territorial behaviour. But the general approach to the subject and the general theory remains very much the same as in the f...
Asks the fundamental question: How does the environment influence the animal's chance to survive and multiply? The book is the search for the answer.
"This book is the naturalist's vision of population ecology ..." P.J. den Boer -- Book Cover
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Population ecology is the study of the distribution and abundance of animals in nature. This perspective was first clearly set out by Elton and was elaborated in The Distribution and Abundance of Animals.
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Population ecology is the study of the distribution and abundance of animals in nature. This perspective was first clearly set out by Elton and was elaborated in The Distribution and Abundance of Animals.