 Buy
Books about Ecology
 Population
Dynamics Models. Kim van der Linde. A wonderful site on population
dynamics models. You are presented with a simple screen and a series of
population models you can run including the logistic model, Lotka-Volterra
competition and predator-prey models, and the Nicholson-Bailey model.
Set values in the boxes, press run, and watch the results. Highly recommended.
Wildlife
Population Dynamics. Gary C. White. A wonderful set of lectures on
theoretical population dynamics in the form of a series of lectures in
Adobe Acrobat (pdf) form. The lectures cover basic population growth,
maximum sustained yield, stochastic models, predator-prey, herbivory,
age dependent models, and spatially structured models to name but a few
of the topics. Highly recommended.
Procedures
for Evaluating Predation on Livestock and Wildlife. Dale A. Wade and
James E. Browns. This web site is an online manual for identifying predators
from the marks made on dead prey animals. The manual is primarily intended
for ranchers, but would be generally useful to anyone needing to identify
predators from the remains of their prey. Predators covered are coyotes,
cougars, bears, eagles, some domestic animals, and others. Warning: Some
of the pictures are not suitable for children.
Predation,
Fish and Wildlife Population Ecology. E.O. Garton. A synoptic outline
of the theoretical study of the predator-prey interaction. Predator-prey
models are emphasized. Based on a wildlife course taught at the University
of Idaho.
Fish
and Wildlife Population Ecology. E.O. Garton. This web site is based
on a wildlife population ecology course taught at the University of Idaho.
The lectures are synoptic outlines of the lectures and cover such topics
as population ecology, life tables and abundance estimation, population
structure, the evolution of life history traits, competition, and predation.
The emphasis is on the theoreticasl aspects of the science.
Monarch
Biology. Monarch Watch. This great web site has information about
the types of predation suffered by monarch butterflies from predators,
parasitoids, and diseases.
Predation.
A synoptic, but thorough and well presented introduction to the predator-prey
interaction including discussion of both the theoretical side of the subject
with the discussion of real examples. Besides the usual predator-prey
models are sections on functional responses, and optimal foraging theory.
Recommended.
Bird
Predation and Insect Populations. Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center.
An article on the predation of birds on insects written specifically for
kids. Learn how birds affect insect populations and how the insects can
fight back with defense mechanisms. You also be introduced to how birds
maximize their efficiency by the tactics they use in looking for insects.
Red
Fox Predation on Breeding Ducks. Alan B. Sargent et al. An online
monograph of red fox predation on ducks. An excellent place to go to get
real data on the effect of predation by one species or another. Recommended.
Wolves:
A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature. Michael Knee. An very
extensive bibliography of references on wolves.
Epidemiology
and Population Dynamics of Host Parasite Interactions. James M. Smith.
A nice introduction to both the theoretical and practical aspects of host
parasite interactions using a parasitic worm and the red grouse as an
example.
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