Why are some kinds of organisms species-rich and others species-poor? How do new species arise and why do they grow extinct? Why do organisms grow and behave th... » 

Why are some kinds of organisms species-rich and others species-poor? How do new species arise and why do they grow extinct? Why do organisms grow and behave the way they do? This book provides an introduction to evolutionary ecology, the science that brings ecology and evolution together to help understand biological diversity. In a concise, readable, format Peter Mayhew covers the entire breadth of the subject, from life histories and the evolution of sex, to speciation and macroecology. Many emerging fields are also introduced, such as metabolic ecology, the evolution of population dynamics, and the evolution of global ecology. «