Peter Farb

PrefaceEcology, in the next lo or 20 years, may well become the most popular of sciencesa household word to those masses who today are ignorant of both the word and its meaning. This would not be surprising: in a world where the distances are rapidly shrinking through the increase in the attainable...

Preface and Acknowledgments More than a decade has passed since the original edition of this book was completed. Some controversial ideas contained in it have subsequently been shown to be in error, while others have been vindicated; most of the material has remained valid. I have nevertheless...