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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36442106 Title: The biology of rarity : causes and consequences of rare-common differences Author: William E Kunin; Kevin J Gaston Publisher: London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1997. ISBN/ISSN: 0412633809 9780412633805 OCLC:36442106

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The biology of rarity : causes and consequences of rare-common differences

Author:	William E Kunin; Kevin J Gaston
Publisher:	London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1997.
Series:	Population and community biology series, 17.
Edition/Format:	Print book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Database:	WorldCat
Summary:	Most species are neither abundant nor widespread. This volume considers rare plants and animals, and attempts to synthesize information on what is known of the life-history patterns of rare species.
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Subjects	Population biology. Rare animals. Rare plants. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Aufsatzsammlung
Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	William E Kunin; Kevin J Gaston Find more information about:
ISBN:	0412633809 9780412633805
OCLC Number:	36442106
Description:	xiv, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:	pt. 1. Rarity and Rare-Common Differences. 1. Introduction: on the causes and consequences of rare-common differences / William E. Kunin. 2. Rare-common differences: an overview / Kevin J. Gaston and William E. Kunin. 3. What is rarity? / Kevin J. Gaston. 4. Who is rare? Artefacts and complexities of rarity determination / Tim M. Blackburn and Kevin J. Gaston -- pt. 2. Mechanisms Creating Rare-Common Differences. 5. Who gets the short bits of the broken stick? / Michael L. Rosenzweig and Mark V. Lomolino. 6. Speciation and rarity: separating cause from consequence / Steven L. Chown. 7. How do rare species avoid extinction? A paleontological view / Michael L. McKinney. 8. Extinction risk and rarity on an ecological timescale / Georgina M. Mace and Melanie Kershaw. 9. Population biology and rarity: on the complexity of density dependence in insect-plant interactions / William E. Kunin. 10. Genetic consequences of different patterns of distribution and abundance / Jeffrey D. Karron.
Series Title:	Population and community biology series, 17.
Responsibility:	edited by William E. Kunin and Kevin J. Gaston.
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