At last both ecology and evolution are covered in this study on the dynamics of size-structured populations. How does natural selection shape growth patterns and life cycles of individuals, and hence the size-structure of populations? This book will stimulate biologists to look into some important and interesting biological problems from a new angle of approach, concerning: - life history evolution, - intraspecific competition and niche theory, - structure and dynamics of ecological communities.

Prolog

Dynamics of Size-Structured Populations: An Overview
The Evolution of Growth Patterns and Size
The Evolution of Size in Size-Structured Populations
Path Analysis of Ontogenetic Data
The Measurement of Selection on Size and Growth
Size, Scaling, and the Evolution of Complex Life Cycles
Population Ecology and Demography in Size-Structured Populations
Approaching Size and Age in Matrix Population Models
Population Models Incorporating Physiological Structure: A Quick Survey of the Basic Concepts and an Application to Size-Structured Population Dynamics in Waterfleas
Dynamics of Age- and Size-Structured Populations: Intraspecific Competition
Maximum Sustainable Yields and the Self-Renewal of Exploited Populations with Age-Dependent Vital Rates
Interactions in Size-Structured Populations: From Individual Behavior to Ecosystem Dynamics
Interactions Between Growing Predators and Growing Prey
Resource Depletion and Habitat Segregation by Competitors Under Predation Hazard
Exploitation Competition and the Evolution of Interference, Cannibalism, and Intraguild Predation in Age/Size-Structured Populations
Asymmetries in Competitive and Predatory Interactions in Fish Populations.
Trophic Relations and Ontogenetic Niche Shifts in Aquatic Ecosystems
Community Responses to Experimental Nutrient Perturbations in Oligotrophic Lakes: The Importance of Bottlenecks in Size-Structured Populations.
Size-Abundance Relations in Plants and Animals
Self-Thinning of Plant Populations Dictated by Packing Density and Individual Growth Geometry and Relationships Between Animal Population Density and Body Mass Governed by Metabolic Rate.