Antipredator defenses in birds and mammals / T. Caro (2005)  

Public ISBD Titre : Antipredator defenses in birds and mammals Type de document : livre Auteurs : T. Caro, Auteur Editeur : Chicago : University of Chicago Press Année de publication : 2005 Collection : Interspecific interactions Importance : 591 p. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-226-09436-6 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Birds  Defence mechanisms  Defenses  Mammals Résumé : In nature, the ability to defend against predators is fundamental to an animal's survival. From the giraffes that rely on their spotted coats to blend into the patchy light of their woodland habitats to the South American sea lions that pile themselves in heaps to ward off the killer whales that prey on them in the shallow surf, defense strategies in the animal kingdom are seemingly innumerable. In Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals, Tim Caro ambitiously synthesizes predator defenses in birds and mammals and integrates all functional and evolutionary perspectives on antipredator defenses that have developed over the last century. Structured chronologically along a hypothetical sequence of predation-Caro evokes a gazelle fawn desperate to survive a cheetah attack to illustrate the continuum of the evolution of antipredator defenses-Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals considers the defenses that prey use to avoid detection by predators; the benefits of living in groups; morphological and behavioral defenses in individuals and groups; and, finally, flight and adaptations of last resort. En ligne : http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip053/2004026464.html Antipredator defenses in birds and mammals [livre] / T. Caro, Auteur . - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005 . - 591 p.. - (Interspecific interactions) . ISBN : 978-0-226-09436-6 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Birds  Defence mechanisms  Defenses  Mammals Résumé : In nature, the ability to defend against predators is fundamental to an animal's survival. From the giraffes that rely on their spotted coats to blend into the patchy light of their woodland habitats to the South American sea lions that pile themselves in heaps to ward off the killer whales that prey on them in the shallow surf, defense strategies in the animal kingdom are seemingly innumerable. In Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals, Tim Caro ambitiously synthesizes predator defenses in birds and mammals and integrates all functional and evolutionary perspectives on antipredator defenses that have developed over the last century. Structured chronologically along a hypothetical sequence of predation-Caro evokes a gazelle fawn desperate to survive a cheetah attack to illustrate the continuum of the evolution of antipredator defenses-Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals considers the defenses that prey use to avoid detection by predators; the benefits of living in groups; morphological and behavioral defenses in individuals and groups; and, finally, flight and adaptations of last resort. En ligne : http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip053/2004026464.html

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67606	CAR_04_67606	Livre	Salle des ouvrages	04_Ecologie_animale	Disponible

Ecological niches: linking classical and contemporary approaches / J. M. Chase (2003)  

Public ISBD Titre : Ecological niches: linking classical and contemporary approaches Type de document : livre Auteurs : J. M. Chase, Auteur ; Mathew A. Leibold, Auteur Editeur : Chicago : University of Chicago Press Année de publication : 2003 Collection : Interspecific interactions Importance : 212 p. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-226-10179-8 Note générale : ISBN-10 : 0-226-10179-7 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Interactions  Niche Résumé : Why do species live where they live? What determines the abundance and diversity of species in a given area? What role do species play in the functioning of entire ecosystems? All of these questions share a single core concept--the ecological niche. Although the niche concept has fallen into disfavor among ecologists in recent years, Jonathan M. Chase and Mathew A. Leibold argue that the niche is an ideal tool with which to unify disparate research and theoretical approaches in contemporary ecology. Chase and Leibold define the niche as including both what an organism needs from its environment and how that organism's activities shape its environment. Drawing on the theory of consumer-resource interactions, as well as its graphical analysis, they develop a framework for understanding niches that is flexible enough to include a variety of small- and large-scale processes, from resource competition, predation, and stress to community structure, biodiversity, and ecosystem function. Chase and Leibold's synthetic approach will interest ecologists from a wide range of subdisciplines. En ligne : https://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/E/bo3638660.html Ecological niches: linking classical and contemporary approaches [livre] / J. M. Chase, Auteur ; Mathew A. Leibold, Auteur . - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003 . - 212 p.. - (Interspecific interactions) . ISBN : 978-0-226-10179-8 ISBN-10 : 0-226-10179-7 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Interactions  Niche Résumé : Why do species live where they live? What determines the abundance and diversity of species in a given area? What role do species play in the functioning of entire ecosystems? All of these questions share a single core concept--the ecological niche. Although the niche concept has fallen into disfavor among ecologists in recent years, Jonathan M. Chase and Mathew A. Leibold argue that the niche is an ideal tool with which to unify disparate research and theoretical approaches in contemporary ecology. Chase and Leibold define the niche as including both what an organism needs from its environment and how that organism's activities shape its environment. Drawing on the theory of consumer-resource interactions, as well as its graphical analysis, they develop a framework for understanding niches that is flexible enough to include a variety of small- and large-scale processes, from resource competition, predation, and stress to community structure, biodiversity, and ecosystem function. Chase and Leibold's synthetic approach will interest ecologists from a wide range of subdisciplines. En ligne : https://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/E/bo3638660.html

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67556	CHA_15_67556	Livre	Salle des ouvrages	15_Ecologie_générale	Disponible

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