Molles, Manuel C. <br/><br/>
Ecology: concepts and application. / 
Manuel C. Molles 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - New York :  McGraw Hill,  c2005. 
 - xviii,622p.:  ill.; 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Contents: Introduction:what is Ecology? -- Natural History:life on land -- Life in water -- Individuals: temperature relations -- Water relations -- Energy and nutrient relations -- Social relations -- Population Ecology: population genetics and natural selection -- Population distribution and abundance -- Population dynamics -- Population growth -- Life histories -- Interactions:Competition -- Exploitation: predation, herbivory, parasitism, and disease --Mutualism -- Communities and ecosystems: Species abundance and diversity -- Species interactions and community structure -- Primary production and energy flow -- Nutrient cycling and retention -- Succession and stability -- Large-scale ecology: landscape ecology -- Geographic ecology -- Global ecology -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Glossary -- References -- Credits -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0072439696 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QH541.M553