Anolis lizards of the Caribbean : ecology, evolution, and plate tectonics /

The author of this treatise uses the Anolis lizard to demonstrate the concept of ecology models - how ecological context supplies the natural selection that drives evolution and how evolutionary change among species in turn affects their ecological station.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roughgarden, Joan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Colección:Oxford series in ecology and evolution.
Temas:
Anoles > West Indies.
Anolis > Antilles.
NATURE > Animals > Reptiles & Amphibians.
Anoles.
Anolissen.
Repteis (biologia)
West Indies.
Lizards
West Indies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • 1. The Sentient Forager
  • 1.1. The Optimal Foraging Distance
  • 1.2. Learning to Forage Optimally
  • 1.3. Energy as a Criterion
  • 1.4. Seasonality and Growth, St. Martin
  • 1.5. Growth of an Optimal Forager
  • 1.6. Optimal Life History of an Optimal Forager
  • 1.7. Discussion
  • 2. Invasion and Coevolution
  • 2.1. Biogeography of Body Size
  • 2.2. Early Hypotheses
  • 2.3. Evidence for Competition
  • 2.4. Theory of Faunal Assembly
  • 2.5. Historical Evidence
  • 2.6. Hypotheses Evaluated
  • 2.7. Biogeography of Habitat Use
  • 2.8. Theory of Habitat Use
  • 2.9. Discussion
  • 3. Origin of the Caribbean
  • 3.1. Systematics of Anolis
  • 3.2. Biogeographic Data
  • 3.3. Geologic Data
  • 3.4. Discussion
  • 4. The Food Tangle
  • 4.1. Food Webs
  • 4.2. St. Martin Web--First Pass
  • 4.3. St. Martin Web--Second Pass
  • 4.4. Puerto Rico
  • 4.5. Discussion
  • Contents of Diskette.

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