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Ecology of Small Mammals
D. Michael . Ed(S): Stoddart
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Description for Ecology of Small Mammals
Hardback. Editor(s): Stoddart, D. Michael. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1640.
From their largely descriptive beginnings about a half century ago, studies on the ecology of small mammals have mushroomed in number, scope, content and complexity. Yet strangely, or perhaps not so strangely if one considers the extent and complexity of ecological interactions, the main problems for which the early workers sought answers still defy complete analysis, and basic hypotheses remain untested if not even untestable. The same holds true for so many branches of animal ecology that it seems to be the complexity of the concepts that frustrates efforts rather than the subject species. Like all branches of science, small ... Read more
From their largely descriptive beginnings about a half century ago, studies on the ecology of small mammals have mushroomed in number, scope, content and complexity. Yet strangely, or perhaps not so strangely if one considers the extent and complexity of ecological interactions, the main problems for which the early workers sought answers still defy complete analysis, and basic hypotheses remain untested if not even untestable. The same holds true for so many branches of animal ecology that it seems to be the complexity of the concepts that frustrates efforts rather than the subject species. Like all branches of science, small ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
Number of Pages
386
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780412147906
SKU
V9780412147906
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Reviews for Ecology of Small Mammals
`...a successful attempt to summarize the burgeoning literature in this area of ecology.' American Scientist `...valuable reading...' Animal Regulation Studies