Free shipping on orders over $89 - Limited time only - T&Cs apply
Track My Order
Help Centre
Likes
My Wish ListsLogin / Join
Booktopia
Australia's local bookstore
Get Free Shipping on orders over $89
Soay Sheep : Dynamics and Selection in an Island Population - T. H Clutton-Brock

Soay Sheep

Dynamics and Selection in an Island Population

By: T. H Clutton-Brock (Editor)

Hardcover | 18 December 2003

At a Glance

Hardcover

RRP $249.95

$217.99

13%OFF

or 4 interest-free payments of $54.50 with

 or 

Ships in 5 to 7 business days

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 per cent 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.
Industry Reviews
Advance praise for this book: ' 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 'A remarkable long-term study by a remarkable group of scientists ... a pleasure to read... exemplifies how great advances in animal ecology can be achieved through the cooperation of researchers with different skills and interests.' Marco Festa-Bianchet, Universite de Sherbrook 'Soay Sheep will undoubtedly become a classic text in population biology literature. The editors should be acknowledged for producing a book that, even with so many coauthors, follows a coherent style and contains careful cross-referencing across its chapters.' TRENDS in Ecology and Evolution

You Can Find This Book In

Non-FictionScienceBiology, Life SciencesLife Sciences in GeneralEcological ScienceNature & The Natural WorldZoology & Animal SciencesAnimal EcologyAnimal BehaviourEarth Sciences, Geography, Environment, PlanningThe EnvironmentApplied Ecology
Engineering & TechnologyEnvironmental Science

More in Biology, Life Sciences

<i>Canis dingo</i> : Understanding Australia's Apex Predator - Bradley P. Smith

<i>Canis dingo</i>

Understanding Australia's Apex Predator

Paperback

RRP $59.99

$47.75

20%
OFF
Exploring Nature through Citizen Science - Erin Roger

Exploring Nature through Citizen Science

Paperback

RRP $39.99

$33.75

16%
OFF
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology : 3rd Asia Pacific Edition - Gerard J. Tortora

Principles of Anatomy and Physiology

3rd Asia Pacific Edition

Paperback

RRP $180.95

$153.75

15%
OFF
The Anatomy Coloring Book - Wynn Kapit

The Anatomy Coloring Book

Paperback

RRP $33.55

$30.75

Gray's Anatomy for Students : 5th Edition - Richard Drake

Gray's Anatomy for Students

5th Edition

Paperback

RRP $167.95

$126.99

24%
OFF
Anatomy & Physiology For Dummies : For Dummies - Erin Odya

Anatomy & Physiology For Dummies

For Dummies

Paperback

RRP $38.95

$26.75

31%
OFF
Netter's Anatomy Flash Cards : 6th edition - John T. Hansen

Netter's Anatomy Flash Cards

6th edition

Card or Card Deck

RRP $76.95

$62.75

18%
OFF
Selfish Gene : 50th Anniversary Edition - Richard Dawkins

Selfish Gene

50th Anniversary Edition

Hardcover

RRP $58.95

$57.99

A Guide to Native Bees of Australia - Dr Terry Houston

A Guide to Native Bees of Australia

Paperback

RRP $49.99

$40.75

18%
OFF
Gathering Moss : A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses - Robin Wall Kimmerer

Gathering Moss

A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

Paperback

RRP $26.99

$22.99

15%
OFF
Sapiens A Graphic History, Volume 2 : The Pillars of Civilization - Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens A Graphic History, Volume 2

The Pillars of Civilization

Hardcover

RRP $39.99

$31.75

21%
OFF
Sapiens : A Graphic History: Volume 1 - Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens

A Graphic History: Volume 1

Hardcover

RRP $39.99

$31.75

21%
OFF
Wild Mushrooming : A Guide for Foragers - Ms Alison Pouliot

Wild Mushrooming

A Guide for Foragers

Paperback

RRP $49.99

$40.75

18%
OFF
The Dawn of Everything : A New History of Humanity - David Graeber

The Dawn of Everything

A New History of Humanity

Paperback

RRP $26.99

$22.99

15%
OFF

This product is categorised by