Ecological Morphology: Integrative Organismal Biology

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Peter C. Wainwright, Stephen M. Reilly
University of Chicago Press, 15‏/08‏/1994 - 367 من الصفحات
Ecological morphology examines the relation between an animal's anatomy and physiology—its form and function—and how the animal has evolved in and can inhabit a particular environment. Within the past few years, research in this relatively new area has exploded. Ecological Morphology is a synthesis of major concepts and a demonstration of the ways in which this integrative approach can yield rich and surprising results.

Through this interdisciplinary study, scientists have been able to understand, for instance, how bat wing design affects habitat use and bat diet; how the size of a predator affects its ability to capture and eat certain prey; and how certain mosquitoes have evolved physiologically and morphologically to tolerate salt-water habitats. Ecological Morphology also covers the history of the field, the role of the comparative method in studying adaptation, and the use of data from modern organisms for understanding the ecology of fossil communities.

This book provides an overview of the achievements and potential of ecological morphology for all biologists and students interested in the way animal design, ecology, and evolution interact.
 

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CONCEPTS ISSUES AND APPROACHES
5
Ecological and Evolutionary Inferences from
13
Functional Morphology as a Tool
42
Adaptation Constraint and the Comparative
60
Evaluating the Adaptive Role
99
Allometric Aspects of PredatorPrey Interactions
123
and Their Paleocommunities
140
Roles of Hydrodynamics in the Study of Life
169
Wing Design Flight Performance
205
Ecological Morphology of Locomotor Performance
240
The Role of Physiological Capacity Morphology
303
Ecological Morphology
339
Contributors
355
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