Why big fierce animals are rare : an ecologist's perspective / Paul Colinvaux ; with a new foreword by Cristina Eisenberg.
Material type: TextSeries: Edition: New Princeton science library editionDescription: xiv, 256 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780691178080
- 577 COL
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Originally published: ©1978. With new foreword.
The science that reasons why -- Every species has its niche -- Why big fierce animals are rare -- The efficiency of life -- The nation states of trees -- The social lives of plants -- Cycles : a lesson from farming -- Why the sea is blue -- The ocean system -- The regulation of the air -- The curious incident of the lake in the now time -- The succession affair -- Peaceful coexistence -- What hunting animals do -- The social imperatives of space -- Why there are so many species -- The stability in nature -- The people's place.
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