Soay Sheep - Dynamics and Selection in an Island Population (Hardcover, New)

Unlike most other large mammals, the Soay sheep population of Hirta in the St. Kilda archipelago show persistent oscillations, sometimes increasing or declining by more than 60% in a year. This study explores the causes of these oscillations and their consequences for selection on genetic and phenotypic variation within the population, drawing on studies over the past twenty years of the life-histories and reproductive careers of many sheep. It will be essential reading for vertebrate ecologists, demographers, evolutionary biologists and behavioral ecologists.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2003
First published:	2004
Editors:	T. H. Clutton-Brock • J.M. Pemberton
Dimensions:	237 x 157 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	396
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-82300-5
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal behaviour Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal ecology Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General
LSN:	0-521-82300-5
Barcode:	9780521823005

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