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Physiological Ecology: An Evolutionary Approach to Resource Utilization by Colin R. Townsend and Peter Calow is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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xi, 393 pages : 24 cm This book crosses normal disciplinary boundaries in a study of the adaptational aspects of resource acquisition and its subsequent partitioning between metabolism, defence, growth, storage and reproduction in plants, animals and microorganisms. Data and theory from many disciplines are drawn together in a stimulating collection of essays which discuss allocation strategies and their consequences for a wide range of examples, from bacteria to elephants and from protozoa to trees Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-382) Includes indexes

Author

Colin R. Townsend and Peter Calow

Publisher

Oxford : Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1981.

Published

1981

Language

EN

ISBN

9780878938278

Subjects

Science, Nature, Biology

Updated

2026-03-24