The Evolutionary Ecology of Animals

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-4

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 5-20

3. The Genetic Basis of the Reorganization of Populations

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   Pages 21-32

4. An Ecological Estimate of Interpopulation Differences

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   Pages 33-48

5. The Reorganization of Populations Homeostatic Alteration of the Genetic Structure of Populations and Microevolution

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   Pages 49-74

6. Ecological Mechanisms for the Maintenance of the Genetic Heterogeneity of a Population

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   Pages 75-90

7. Ecological Mechanisms for the Reorganization of the Genetic Structure of Populations

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   Pages 91-143

8. Speciation

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   Pages 145-191

9. The Ecological Essence of Macroevolution

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   Pages 193-214

10. Conclusions

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    Pages 215-222

11. Back Matter

    Pages 223-292

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While translating this book, I was in close communication with the author, S. S. Shvarts (Schwarz), who read and commented on the entire translated manuscript. In particular, any ambiguities as to the identity of organisms described only by common names in the original text were removed, because the author kindly supplied the Latin names in all such cases. Com­ mon names are retained in the translation, but the Latin names are also added where needed. Some of the terminology used in the Russian is a transliteration from English words employed now more by European workers than Americans. I have defined these terms or noted their more common equivalents used in current American literature where it seemed useful in the text. A final chapter, "Recent Work on the Evolutionary Ecology of Ani­ mals," is presented as Appendix II to the translation of the original text. I have written this chapter in order to update the material presented in the original edition published in 1969. The chapter discusses important recent contributions relevant to the subject matter presented by Shvarts. I would like to thank W. Z. Lidicker, Jr., and Y. B. Linhart for reading this final chapter and providing very helpful suggestions and comments. I am particularly grateful to the author, S. S. Shvarts, for his careful reading of the translated manuscript.

• ecology
• evolution
• translation

• University of California, Los Angeles, USA

  Ayesha E. Gill

• Urals Branch, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Sverdlovsk, USSR

  S. S. Shvarts

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