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Table of Contents: “…Matthews -- The use of dragonflies in the assessment and monitoring of aquatic habitats / Beat Oertli -- Dragonflies as focal organisms in contemporary conservation biology / Michael J. Samways -- Valuing dragonflies as service providers / John P. …”

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Table of Contents: “…-- Lessons from conservation biology -- Why is conservation difficult? -- The status of biological diversity in California today -- Genetic diversity -- Species diversity -- Terrestrial ecosystem diversity -- Aquatic ecosystem diversity -- What do these trends portend for the future? …”
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Table of Contents: “…Taxonomy and Biogeography of Seagrasses -- Seagrass Evolution, Ecology and Conservation: A Genetic Perspective -- Seagrass Morphology, Anatomy, and Ultrastructure -- Sexual Reproduction of Seagrasses: Pollination in the Marine Context -- Ecology of Seagrass Seeds and Seagrass Dispersal Processes -- Seagrass Beds and Coastal Biogeochemistry -- 7 -- Fluid Dynamics in Seagrass Ecology—from Molecules to Ecosystems -- 9 -- Oxygen Movement in Seagrasses -- Dynamics of Seagrass Stability and Change -- Aquatic Optics: Basic Concepts for Understanding How Light Affects Seagrasses and Makes them Measurable from Space -- Light and Photosynthesis in Seagrass Meadows -- Photosynthesis and Metabolism in Seagrasses at the Cellular Level -- Remote Sensing of Seagrass Ecosystems: Use of Spaceborne and Airborne Sensors -- Zostera: Biology, Ecology, and Management -- Biology of Posidonia -- The Biology of Thalassia: Paradigms and Recent Advances in Research -- Epiphytes of Seagrasses -- The Central Role of Grazing in Seagrass Ecology -- Seagrasses, Fish, and Fisheries -- Predation in Seagrass Beds -- Decline and Recovery of Seagrass Ecosystems— The Dynamics of Change -- Human Impacts on Seagrasses: Eutrophication, Sedimentation, and Contamination -- Seagrass Conservation Biology: An Interdisciplinary Science for Protection of the Seagrass Biome -- Seagrass Ecology: New Contributions from a Landscape Perspective.…”
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Table of Contents: “…-- Magnetoreception -- Chemical cues -- Olfaction and salmon homing -- Olfaction and pigeon homing -- Electrical cues and electrolocation -- Chapter 11: -- Ecology and evolution of spatial distribution -- Remaining at home versus leaving -- Costs and benefits of natal philopatry -- Costs and benefits of natal dispersal -- Sex biases in natal dispersal -- Natal dispersal and conservation biology -- Habitat selection -- Indicators of habitat quality -- Search tactics -- Effects of natal experience -- Habitat selection and conservation biology -- Migration -- Costs of migration -- Benefits of migration -- Migration and conservation biology -- Chapter 12: -- Foraging behavior -- Obtaining food -- Suspension feeding -- Omnivory -- Herbivory -- Carnivory -- Adaptations for detecting prey -- Optimal foraging -- Diet selection: a simple model -- Deciding when to leave a patch: the marginal value theorem -- Adding complexity and realism -- Utility of models -- Chapter 13: -- Antipredator behavior -- Camouflage -- Coloration matching the visual background -- Disruptive coloration -- Countershading -- Transparency -- Masquerade -- Other functions of color -- Polymorphism -- Warning coloration -- Batesian mimicry -- Diverting coloration, structures, and behavior -- False heads -- Autotomy -- Feigning injury or death -- Intimidation and fighting back -- Enhancement of body size and display of weaponry -- Eyespots -- Chemical repellents -- Pronouncement of vigilance -- Group defense -- Alarm signals -- Improved detection -- Dilution effect -- Selfish herd -- Confusion effect -- Mobbing -- Maintenance of antipredator behavior -- Part 3: Interactions Between Individuals -- Chapter 14: -- Reproductive behavior -- Sexual selection: Historical and theoretical background -- Explanations for sex differences in reproductive behavior -- Revisiting the ideas of Bateman -- Intrasexual selection-competition for mates -- Adaptations that help a male secure copulations -- Adaptations that favor the use of a male's sperm -- Sexual interference: decreasing the reproductive success of rival males -- Intersexual selection-mate choice -- Criteria by which females choose mates -- Origin and maintenance of mate-choice preferences -- Cryptic female choice -- Parental care -- Chapter 15: -- Parental care and mating systems -- Parental care -- Conflicts among family members over parental investment -- Some factors that influence the allocation of parental resources -- Overall patterns of parental care -- Dispensing with parental care-brood parasitism -- Mating systems -- Classifying mating systems -- Monogamy -- Polygyny -- Polyandry -- Chapter 16: -- Communication: channels and functions -- Definition of communication channels for communication -- Vision -- Audition -- Substrate vibrations -- Chemical senses -- Touch -- Electrical fields -- Multimodal communication -- Functions of communication -- Species recognition -- Mate attraction -- Courtship and mating -- Maintaining social bonds -- Alarm -- Aggregation -- Agonistic encounters -- Communication about resources: a case study -- Chapter 17: -- Evolution of communication -- Changing views of communication -- Sharing information -- Manipulating others -- Signals and honesty -- When are honest signals likely? …”

Table of Contents: “…: the role of genomics in conservation biology / George Amato and Rob DeSalle -- Genomics and conservation genetics / Judith A. …”

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Table of Contents: “…Biodiversity and conservation biology ; Soil and agriculture ; Air and water ; Energy ; Toxicology -- II. …”
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Table of Contents: “…Captive breeding in conservation biology --…”
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Table of Contents: “…Landscapes Cast the ProblemThe Population; Sustainable Populations; Sustainability in Aquatic Populations; Sustainability and Human Populations; Modern Conservation Biology; Hierarchical Structure in Populations: Metapopulations; The Community; Community as Opposed to Population; Forest Stand Simulators: Community-Population Hybrids; Dynamics of the General Community Model; Taking the Community Model Through Scale Changes; Implications for Sustainability; Conclusion; 5. …”
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Table of Contents: “…The WCPA's Natural Sacred Sites Taskforce: a critique of conservation biology's view of popular religion / Denis Byrne -- 12. …”
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Table of Contents: “…Cook -- Complex host-parasite systems in Martes : implications for conservation biology of endemic faunas / Eric P. Hoberg, Anson V.A. …”
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Table of Contents: “…Bounding the Estimated Parameter: Confidence IntervalsThe Bootstrap Method; Linear Regression, Analysis of Variance, and Maximum Likelihood; 8. Conservation Biology of Wildebeest in the Serengeti; Motivation; The Ecological Setting; The Data; The Models: What Happens When Rainfall Returns to Normal (the 1978 Question)?…”
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