Univ Of Chicago Pr Books
Books editi da Univ Of Chicago Pr pubblicati nella collana Univ Of Chicago Pr Paperback con argomento Biodiversity
Biology's First Law
McShea Daniel W.
Brandon Robert N.
edizioni Univ of Chicago Pr collana Univ of Chicago Pr (Paperback) , 2010
Life on earth is characterized by three striking phenomena that demand explanation: adaptation—the marvelous fit between organism and environment; diversity—the great variety of organisms; and complexity—the enormous intricacy of their internal structure. Natural selection explains adaptation. But what explains diversity...
Abundant Earth
Crist Eileen
edizioni Univ of Chicago Pr collana Univ of Chicago Pr (Paperback) , 2018
Serengeti IV
Sinclair Anthony R. E. (EDT)
Metzger Kristine L. (EDT)
Mduma Simon A. R. (EDT)
Fryxell John M. (EDT)
edizioni Univ of Chicago Pr collana Univ of Chicago Pr (Paperback) , 2015
The Balance of Nature?
Pimm Stuart L.
edizioni Univ of Chicago Pr collana Univ of Chicago Pr (Paperback) , 1991
Ecologists, although they acknowledge the problems involved, generally conduct their research on too few species, in too small an area, over too short a period of time. In The Balance of Nature?, a work sure to stir controversy, the distinguished theoretical ecologist Stuart L. Pimm argues that ecology therefore fails...