Ecological Orbits
How Planets Move and Populations Grow
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Ecology, Other Sciences, Philosophy & Social Aspects
| Author: | Lev Ginzburg, Mark Colyvan | ISBN: | 9780190290597 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | April 29, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lev Ginzburg, Mark Colyvan |
| ISBN: | 9780190290597 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | April 29, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
A famous ecologist and a philosopher of science team up to offer a fresh new approach to population biology and ecology. Challenging the traditionally accepted Lotka-Volterra model, which is based on predator-prey interactions, this new model emphasizes maternal effects, specifically the significance of a mother's interest in the success of her female offspring.
A famous ecologist and a philosopher of science team up to offer a fresh new approach to population biology and ecology. Challenging the traditionally accepted Lotka-Volterra model, which is based on predator-prey interactions, this new model emphasizes maternal effects, specifically the significance of a mother's interest in the success of her female offspring.
