2. Of What Purpose Are Mosquitoes?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Why It Matters 1
5. 2. Of What Purpose Are Mosquitoes? 8
6. 3. Creating Paradigms 20
7. 4. Ecology B.C. (“Before Charles”) 40
8. 5. Ecology A.D. (“After Darwin”) 53
9. 6. The Twentieth Century: Ecology Comes of Age 67
10. 7. A Visit to Bodie: Ecological Space and Time 84
11. 8. Ecology and Evolution: Process and Paradigm 97
12. 9. Be Glad to Be an Earthling 113
13. 10. Life Plays the Lottery 128
14. 11. Why Global Climate Is Like New England Weather 140
15. 12. Taking It from the Top—or the Bottom 155
16. 13. For the Love of Biodiversity (and Stable Ecosystems?) 170
17. 14. Facing Marley’s Ghost 186
18. Epilogue 203
19. Acknowledgments 207
20. Notes 209
21. Index 229