Machine generated contents note: Notes on contributors Preface Introduction: Metabolism as the basis for a theoretical unification of ecology / James H. Brown, Richard M. Sibly, and Astrid Kodric-Brown Part I: Foundations 1. Methodological tools / Ethan P. White, Xiao Xiao, Nick J. B. Isaac, and Richard M. Sibly 2. The metabolic theory of ecology and its central equation / James H. Brown and Richard M. Sibly 3. Stoichiometry / Michael Kaspari 4. Modeling metazoan growth and ontogeny / Andrew J. Kerkhoff 5. Life history / Richard M. Sibly 6. Behavior / April Hayward, James F. Gillooly, and Astrid Kodric-Brown 7. Population and community ecology / Nick J.B. Isaac, Chris Carbone, and Brian McGill 8. Predator-prey relations and food webs / Owen L. Petchey and Jennifer A. Dunne 9. Ecosystems / Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira and Peter M. Vitousek 10. Rates of metabolism and evolution / John L. Gittleman and Patrick R. Stephens 11. Biodiversity and its energetic and thermalcontrols 12David StorchPart II: Selected Organisms and Topics12. MicroorganismsJordan G. Okie13. PhytoplanktonElena Litchman14. Land plants: new theoretical directions and empirical prospectsBrian J. Enquist and Lisa Patrick Bentley15. Marine invertebratesMary I. O'Connor and John F. Bruno16. Insect metabolic ratesJames S. Waters and Jon F. Harrison17. Terrestrial vertebratesWilliam Karasov18. Seabirds and marine mammalsDaniel P. Costa and Scott A. Shaffer19. ParasitesRyan F. Hechinger, Kevin D. Lafferty, and Armand M. Kuris20. Human ecologyMarcus J. Hamilton, Oskar Burger, and Robert S. WalkerPart III: Practical Applications21. Marine ecology and fisheriesSimon Jennings, Ken H. Andersen, and Julia L. Blanchard22. Conservation biologyAlison G. Boyer and Walter Jetz23. Climate changeKristina J. Anderson-Teixeira, Felisa A. Smith, and S. K. Morgan Ernest24. Beyond biologyMelanie E. Moses and Stephanie Forrest25. Synthesis and prospectJames H. Brown, Richard M. Sibly, and Astrid Kodric-Brown Glossary References Index.
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Metabolic ecology : a scaling approach. ISBN 9780470671528. Published by Wiley-Blackwell in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
