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Lizard ecology studies of a model organism edited by Raymond B. Huey, Eric R. Pianka, and Thomas W. Schoener

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Author:
Huey, Raymond B  Search this
Pianka, Eric R  Search this
Schoener, Thomas W. 1943-  Search this
American Society of Zoologists  Search this
Physical description:
vi, 501 pages illustrations 25 cm
Type:
Congresses
Conference papers and proceedings
Place:
Seattle, Wash
Date:
1983
Notes:
"Most of the chapters were originally presented in December 1980 at a symposium held during the annual meetings of the American Society of Zoologists in Seattle, Washington"--Page 5
Contents:
pt. 1. Physiological ecology. Overview / by William F. Dawson. Ecological consequences of activity metabolism / Albert F. Bennett ; Ecological energetics / Kenneth A. Nagy ; Biophysical analyses of energetics, time-space utilization, and distributional limits / Warren P. Porter and C. Richard Tracy ; Lizard malaria : parasite-host ecology / Jos. J. Schall -- part 2. Behavioral ecology. Overview / by Rodolfo Ruibal ; The adaptive zone and behavior of lizards / Philip J. Regal ; A review of lizard chemoreception / Carol A. Simon ; Food availability and territorial establishment of juvenile Sceloporus undulatus / Gary W. Ferguson, John L. Hughes, and Kent L. Brown ; Fitness, home-range quality, and aggression in Uta stansburiana / Stanley F. Fox ; Sexual selection, sexual dimorphism, and territoriality / Judy A. Stamps ; Psychobiology of parthenogenesis / David Crews, Jill E. Gustafson, and Richard R. Tokarz -- part 3. Population and community ecology. Overview / by Thomas W. Schoener ; Life-history variations / Royce E. Ballinger ; Realized niche overlap, resource abundance, and intensity of interspecific competition / Arthur E. Dunham ; Temporal separation of activity and interspecific dietary overlap / Raymond B. Huey and Eric R. Pianka. Appendix: Monte Carlo analyses in ecology / Stuart L. Pimm ; Sympatry and size similarity in Cnemidophorus / Ted J. Case ; Ecomorphs, faunas, island size, and diverse end points in island radiations of Anolis / Ernest E. Williams ; Coevolutionary theory and the biogeography and community structure of Anolis / Jonathan Roughgarden, David Heckel, and Eduardo R. Fuentes -- Conclusion: Lizard ecology, viewed at a short distance / Peter R. Grant
Topic:
Lizards--Ecology  Search this
Reptiles--Ecology  Search this
Reptiles--Ecology--Congresses  Search this
Lizards--congresses  Search this
Ecology--congresses  Search this
Eidechsen  Search this
Ökologie  Search this
Kongress  Search this
diergedrag  Search this
animal behaviour  Search this
biogeografie  Search this
biogeography  Search this
ecologie  Search this
Ecology  Search this
fauna  Search this
gewoonten  Search this
habits  Search this
hagedissen  Search this
modellen  Search this
models  Search this
onderzoek  Search this
research  Search this
Sauria  Search this
Amphibia, Reptilia  Search this
Call number:
QL666.L2 L58 1983X
QL666.L2L58 1983X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_157473