Adaptive Herbivore Ecology From Resources to Populations in Variable Environments |
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| Author:
| Owen-Smith, Norman |
| ISBN: | 978-1-86814-427-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Publisher: | Wits University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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An innovative connection between adaptive behavior and community ecology in herbivores The adaptation of herbivore behavior to seasonal and geo- graphic variations in vegetation quantity and quality is inadequately modeled by conventional methods. Norman Owen-Smith innovatively links the principles of adaptive behavior to their consequences for population dynamics and community ecology, through the application of a metaphysiological modeling approach. The modeling...
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An innovative connection between adaptive behavior and community ecology in herbivores
The adaptation of herbivore behavior to seasonal and geo- graphic variations in vegetation quantity and quality is inadequately modeled by conventional methods. Norman Owen-Smith innovatively links the principles of adaptive behavior to their consequences for population dynamics and community ecology, through the application of a metaphysiological modeling approach. The modeling approach accommodates various sources of environmental variability, in space and time, in a simple conceptual way and has the potential to be applied to other consumer-resource systems.