Soay Sheep

Dynamics and Selection in an Island Population

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

Soay Sheep synthesises one of the most detailed studies of demography and dynamics in a naturally regulated population of mammals. Unlike most other large mammals, the Soay sheep population of Hirta in the St Kilda archipelago show persistent oscillations, sometimes increasing or declining by more than 60% in a year. Soay Sheep explores the causes of these oscillations and their consequences for selection on genetic and phenotypic variation within the population, drawing on studies over nearly twenty years of the life-histories and reproductive careers of many individuals. Covering population dynamics, demography and their effects on selection, energetic and resource limitations on the interaction between sheep and parasites, and the adaptive significance of their reproductive characteristics, it provides unique insights into the regulation of other herbivore populations and the effects of environmental change on selection and adaptation. It will be essential reading for vertebrate ecologists, demographers, evolutionary biologists and behavioural ecologists.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-12-18
Mått:157 x 237 x 26 mm
Vikt:865 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:396
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521823005

Utforska kategorier

Djurböcker inom Djur och Natur
Zoologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Djurens beteende inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Tim Clutton-Brock is Professor of Animal Ecology at the University of Cambridge. Josephine Pemberton is Reader in Molecular Ecology at the University of Edinburgh.

Recensioner i media

' A major, very important book in population biology, with first class contributors … a most valuable contribution to the ecology literature. I recommend it most highly.' Charles J. Krebs, University of British Columbia

Innehållsförteckning

1. Individuals and populations T. H. Clutton-Brock and J. M. Pemberton; 2. The sheep of St Kilda T. H. Clutton-Brock, J. M. Pemberton, T. N. Coulson, I.R. Stevenson and A. D. C. MacColl; 3. Population dynamics in Soay sheep T. H. Clutton-Brock, T. N. Coulson, A. D. C. MacColl, A. Illius; M. Forchhammer. K. Wilson, J. Lindström, M. J. Crawley and S. D. Albon; 4. Vegetation and sheep population dynamics M. J. Crawley, S. D. Albon, D. R. Bazely, J. Milner, J. G. Pilkington and A. L. Tuke; 5. Parasites and their impact K. Wilson, B. T. Grenfell, J. G. Pilkington, H. E. G. Boyd and F. M. D. Gulland; 6. Mating patterns and male breeding success J. M. Pemberton, D. W. Coltman, J. A. Smith and D. A. Bancroft; 7. Selection on phenotype J. M. Milner, S. D. Albon, L. E. B. Kruuk and J. M. Pemberton; 8. Molecular genetic variation and selection on genotype J. M. Pemberton, D. W. Coltman, D. R. Bancroft, J. A. Smith and S. Paterson; 9. Adaptive reproductive strategies I. R. Stevenson, P. Marrow, B. T. Preston, J. M. Pemberton and K. Wilson; 10. The causes and consequences of instability T. H. Clutton-Brock; Appendix 1. The flora of St Kilda M. J. Crawley ; Appendix 2. Inheritance of coat colour and horn type in Hirta Soay sheep D. W. Coltman and J. M. Pemberton; References.