ANIMAL ECOLOGY

By L. DALIL

I AIM, CONTENT, AND POINT OF VIEW II THE VALUE AND METHOD OF ECOLOGICAL SURVEYS III FIELD STUDY IV THE COLLECTION,PRESERVATION, AND DETERMINATION OF SPECIMENS V REFERENCES TO SCIENTIFIC VI REFERENCES TO IMPORTANT SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON THE LIFE HISTORIES AND HABITS OF INSECTS AND ALLIED INVERTEBRATES VII THE LAWS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE, OR THE “ORDERLY SEQUENCE OF EXTERNAL NATURE”(THE DYNAMIC OR PROCESS RELATIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENT) VIII THE LAWS OF ORDERLY SEQUENCE OF METABOLISM, GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND BEHAVIOR, OR “THE LIVING ORGANISM AND THE CHANGES WHICH TAKE PLACE IN IT” (THE DYNAMIC OR PROCESS RELATIONS OF THE ANIMAL) IX THE CONTINUOUS PROCESS OF ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE ANIMAL, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO OTHER ORGANISMS