The evolution of life histories

The book introduces the evolution of life histories. It discusses both the macroevolutionary framework and the microevolutionary conditions that determine how life histories evolve. The book contains two parts. Part I builds up the tools needed for a well-rounded evolutionary explanation: demography...

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Autor principal: Stephen C Stearns
Formato: Livro
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Publicado em: Oxford, New York Oxford Univ. Press 1992
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Resumo:The book introduces the evolution of life histories. It discusses both the macroevolutionary framework and the microevolutionary conditions that determine how life histories evolve. The book contains two parts. Part I builds up the tools needed for a well-rounded evolutionary explanation: demography, quantitative genetics, reaction norms, trade-offs, and phylogenetic/comparative analysis. Part II discusses the evolution of major life history traits