Overview
This is a reprint of a classic which synthesizes population, genetics, and population genetics to form one of the first books on evolutionary ecology. Written by one of the foremost authorities in the field, it is designed as an introduction useful to readers at various levels from diverse backgrounds. It features balanced, readable coverge of both elementary and advanced topics that are essential to those interested in evolutionary biology, ecology, animal behavior, sociobiology, and paleobiology.
Synopsis
This is a reprint of a classic which synthesizes population, genetics, and population genetics to form one of the first books on evolutionary ecology. Written by one of the foremost authorities in the field, it is designed as an introduction useful to readers at various levels from diverse backgrounds. It features balanced, readable coverge of both elementary and advanced topics that are essential to those interested in evolutionary biology, ecology, animal behavior, sociobiology, and paleobiology.
Booknews
A reissue of Roughgarden's (biology, Stanford U.) text written when ecology and evolutionary biology were just coalescing into the subject of evolutionary ecology, and published by Macmillan in 1979. Though additional sources would be needed to describe recent developments, it remains a solid introduction for graduate and advanced undergraduates to the basic theory and methods. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)