Assuntos “...Birds Predators of Ecology New Zealand....”
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Sumário “...Organisms in their environments: the evolutionary backdrop -- Conditions -- Resources -- Life, death and life histories -- Intraspecific competition -- Dispersal, dormancy and metapopulations -- Ecological applications at the level of organisms and single-species populations: restoration, biosecurity and conservation -- Interspecific competition -- The nature of predation -- The population dynamics of predation -- Decomposers and detritivores -- Parasitism and disease -- Symbiosis and mutualism -- Abundance -- Ecological applications at the level of population interactions: pest control and harvest management -- The nature of the community: patterns in space and time -- The flux of energy through ecosystems -- The flux of matter through ecosystems -- The influence of population interactions on community structure -- Food webs -- Patterns in species richness -- Ecological applications at the level of communities and ecosystems: management based on the theory of succession, food webs, ecosystem functioning and biodiversity....”
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Sumário “...Body size and predation -- 2.3.3. Predation and grouping -- 2.3.3.1. ...”
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Sumário “...Contributors; Chapter 1: An Introduction to Freshwater Wetlands and Their Invertebrates; Defining Wetlands; Defining Wetland Invertebrates; The Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Fauna; The Aquatic Microinvertebrate Fauna; The Terrestrial Invertebrate Fauna; Wetland Hydrology and Invertebrates; Respiration Strategies of Wetland Invertebrates; Wetland Vegetation and Invertebrates; Predation and Wetland Invertebrates; Importance of Wetland Invertebrates to Society; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Invertebrates in Rock Pools....”
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Sumário “...The nature of ecology -- Climate -- The aquatic environment -- The terrestrial environment -- Adaptation and natural selection -- Plant adaptations to the environment -- Animal adaptations to the environment -- Properties of populations -- Population growth -- Life history -- Intraspecific population regulation -- Species interactions, population dynamics, and natural selection -- Interspecific competition -- Predation -- Parasitism and mutualism -- Community structure -- Factors influencing the structure of communities -- Community dynamics -- Landscape dynamics -- Ecosystem energetics -- Decomposition and nutrient cycling -- Biogeochemical cycles -- Terrestrial ecosystems -- Aquatic ecosystems -- Coastal and wetland ecosystems -- Large-scale patterns of biological diversity -- The ecology of climate change....”
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Sumário “...Wittig -- The role of intelligence in group hunting : are chimpanzees different from other social predators? / Ian C. Gilby and Richard C. Connor -- Chimpanzee social cognition / Michael Tomasello and Josep Call -- Intentional communication and comprehension of the partner's role in experimental cooperative tasks / Satoshi Hirata, Naruki Morimura, and Koki Fuwa -- Collaboration and helping in chimpanzees / Alicia P. ...”
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