Expert, 5, 6, 24, 26, 27
Extinction rate, 283–285, 289
F
Feces, 81
Fecundity, 263, 265, 268, 327, 335
Feedback, 10, 11, 17, 159, 249, 250, 252, 411,
416, 417
Feedback mechanism, 25, 412
Fire, 52, 288–291, 295
Fireflies, 241–244
Fish population, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21
Fitness, 99, 102, 105, 119–128, 145, 146, 412
Flow, 8, 10, 13, 14, 20, 22, 29, 30, 47, 61, 81,
111, 121, 141, 143, 173, 176, 193, 263,
311, 392
Foliage, 383
Forecasting, 23, 50
Forest, 52, 119, 229, 234, 236, 283, 288–290,
350, 352, 354, 355, 381–383, 394
Fructose, 69
G
Gaia hypothesis, 411, 412, 416, 420
Generalization, 22
Genetic diversity, 99
Genotype, 99–103
Geography, 25
Gizzard shad, 327–347
Glider, 394
Glucose, 67
Graphical function, 18, 143, 185, 259, 358
Grass carp, 295, 311–325
Grid, 231, 291, 292, 392, 394
Growing season, 151, 154, 157–159
Guess, 8, 18, 23, 30, 45, 48, 49, 53, 67, 168
H
Habitat, 25, 119, 191, 286, 287, 290, 349,
350, 352, 357, 358, 360, 361, 367,
382, 383, 389
Hanta virus, 197
Hardy-Weinberg law, 99–102
Harmonic signal, 137, 138
Heart beat, 51, 141–146
Herbivore, 295, 305–310
Heterozygote, 102
Hierarchy, 242
History, 4, 45, 184–186, 211, 212
Host, 267–271
Host-parasitoid interaction, 267–272
Humidity, 9
Hydrogen, 65–67
I
Immunity, 173–176
Incubation period, 168, 173, 174
Inertia, 8
Infanticide, 119–128
Information, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, 20, 21, 27, 37,
99, 106, 109, 183, 185, 231, 233, 263
Ingestion, 312–314, 316, 318, 323
Insect life cycle, 211–214
Instability, 120, 377, 378
Insulation, 415
Internal structure, 25
Iodine, 81–84
J
Judgment, 8
Juvenile, 120, 121, 127, 128, 328, 329, 333,
349, 350, 352–355, 358
K
Knowledge, 4–6, 24, 26, 27, 83, 220, 234, 379,
427, 428
L
Lag, 48, 52, 53, 55, 56, 198–200, 203, 204, 291,
320, 323, 325, 410
Landscape, 27, 59, 65, 283, 287, 291–303,
367, 394
Landscape ecology, 27, 394
Landslide, 377
Langur, 119–128
Larval stage, 213, 219, 220
Law of mass action, 5, 9, 65–69, 167,
268, 284
Leaf, 81, 106, 138, 158, 159, 162, 164, 165,
236, 349, 412
Leaf area, 158, 159, 162, 164, 165
Leakage, 121, 123, 124, 127, 128, 185, 189
Learning, 4, 22, 26, 427
Lemming, 94, 197, 204, 207–209
Life science, 4, 27
Limit cycle, 87–89, 270, 271, 307
Limnetic community, 327, 333
Lion, 259, 262–266
Living system, 6
Index
431
Extinction rate, 283–285, 289
F
Feces, 81
Fecundity, 263, 265, 268, 327, 335
Feedback, 10, 11, 17, 159, 249, 250, 252, 411,
416, 417
Feedback mechanism, 25, 412
Fire, 52, 288–291, 295
Fireflies, 241–244
Fish population, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21
Fitness, 99, 102, 105, 119–128, 145, 146, 412
Flow, 8, 10, 13, 14, 20, 22, 29, 30, 47, 61, 81,
111, 121, 141, 143, 173, 176, 193, 263,
311, 392
Foliage, 383
Forecasting, 23, 50
Forest, 52, 119, 229, 234, 236, 283, 288–290,
350, 352, 354, 355, 381–383, 394
Fructose, 69
G
Gaia hypothesis, 411, 412, 416, 420
Generalization, 22
Genetic diversity, 99
Genotype, 99–103
Geography, 25
Gizzard shad, 327–347
Glider, 394
Glucose, 67
Graphical function, 18, 143, 185, 259, 358
Grass carp, 295, 311–325
Grid, 231, 291, 292, 392, 394
Growing season, 151, 154, 157–159
Guess, 8, 18, 23, 30, 45, 48, 49, 53, 67, 168
H
Habitat, 25, 119, 191, 286, 287, 290, 349,
350, 352, 357, 358, 360, 361, 367,
382, 383, 389
Hanta virus, 197
Hardy-Weinberg law, 99–102
Harmonic signal, 137, 138
Heart beat, 51, 141–146
Herbivore, 295, 305–310
Heterozygote, 102
Hierarchy, 242
History, 4, 45, 184–186, 211, 212
Host, 267–271
Host-parasitoid interaction, 267–272
Humidity, 9
Hydrogen, 65–67
I
Immunity, 173–176
Incubation period, 168, 173, 174
Inertia, 8
Infanticide, 119–128
Information, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, 20, 21, 27, 37,
99, 106, 109, 183, 185, 231, 233, 263
Ingestion, 312–314, 316, 318, 323
Insect life cycle, 211–214
Instability, 120, 377, 378
Insulation, 415
Internal structure, 25
Iodine, 81–84
J
Judgment, 8
Juvenile, 120, 121, 127, 128, 328, 329, 333,
349, 350, 352–355, 358
K
Knowledge, 4–6, 24, 26, 27, 83, 220, 234, 379,
427, 428
L
Lag, 48, 52, 53, 55, 56, 198–200, 203, 204, 291,
320, 323, 325, 410
Landscape, 27, 59, 65, 283, 287, 291–303,
367, 394
Landscape ecology, 27, 394
Landslide, 377
Langur, 119–128
Larval stage, 213, 219, 220
Law of mass action, 5, 9, 65–69, 167,
268, 284
Leaf, 81, 106, 138, 158, 159, 162, 164, 165,
236, 349, 412
Leaf area, 158, 159, 162, 164, 165
Leakage, 121, 123, 124, 127, 128, 185, 189
Learning, 4, 22, 26, 427
Lemming, 94, 197, 204, 207–209
Life science, 4, 27
Limit cycle, 87–89, 270, 271, 307
Limnetic community, 327, 333
Lion, 259, 262–266
Living system, 6
Index
431