Understanding biodiversity
By: David Zeigler
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9781567207194
Subjects: Biodiversity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008. Available via the World Wide Web. Access is limited to subscribers of ebooks.greenwood.com.
Table of contents: title: 1. The living planet : the unity and diversity of life; title: 2. Diversity, complexity, and natural selection; title: 3. Species diversity; title: 4. Diversity "within" species; title: 5. Deep biodiversity : diversity "above" the species level; title: 6. Genetic diversity; title: 7. Diversity of ecosystems and ecological interactions; title: 8. Four billion years of temporal diversity; title: 9. Morphological diversity; title: 10. Metabolic diversity; title: 11. Sensory diversity; title: 12. Reproductive and sexual diversity; title: 13. Life cycle diversity; title: 14. Behavioral and cultural diversity; title: 15. Systematics : elucidating and representing biodiversity; title: 16. Biodiversity and values; title: 17. Comprehending biodiversity; title: Glossary.