Table of Contents

Introduction Martin L. Cody and Jared M. Diamond Bibliography of Robert MacArthur I. The Evolution of Species Abundance and Diversity 1. Evolution in Communities Near Equilibrium Richard Levins 2. Population Fluctuations, Community Stability, and Environmental Variability Egbert G. Leigh, Jr. 3. Environmental Fluctuations and Species Diversity John W. MacArthur 4. Patterns of Species Abundance and Diversity Robert M. May 5. On Continental Steady States of Species Diversity Michael L. Rosenzweig II. Competitive Strategies of Resource Allocation 6. Selection for Optimal Life Histories in Plants William M. Schaffer and Madhav D. Gadgil 7. Prey Characteristics and Predator Niche Width Henry A. Hespenheide 8. The Temporal Component of Butterfly Species Diversity Arthur M. Shapiro 9. Markovian Processes of Forest Succession Henry S. Horn III. Community Structure 10. Towards a Theory of Continental Species Diversities Martin L. Cody 11. Ecomorphological Configurations and Convergent Evolution James R. Karr and Frances C. James 12. Niche Relations of Desert Lizards Eric R. Pianka 13. Geographical Ecology of Desert Rodents James H. Brown 14. Assembly of Species Communities, Jared M. Diamond 15. Structure of Stream Communities Ruth Patrick 16. Some Mechanisms Producing Structure in Natural Communities Joseph H. Connell IV. Outlook 17. Variations on a Theme by Robert MacArthur G. Evelyn Hutchinson 18. Applied Biogeography Edward 0. Wilson and Edwin 0. Willis Index Contributors

About the Author

Jared Diamond is Professor of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles. His books include Guns, Germs, and Steel.