| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 266 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The Evolution and Ecology of Cooperation -- History and Concepts -- The Ecology of Altruism in a Clonal Insect -- The Evolutionary Ecology of Eusociality in Australian Gall Thrips: a 'Model Clades' Approach -- The Ecology and Evolution of Helping in Hover Wasps (Hymenoptera: Stenogastrinae) -- Why are so Many Bees but so Few Digger Wasps Social? The Effect of Provisioning Mode and Helper Efficiency on the Distribution of Sociality Among the Apoidea -- Social Plasticity: Ecology, Genetics, and the Structure of Ant Societies -- The Ecology of Social Evolution in Termites -- Kin-Recognition Mechanisms in Cooperative Breeding Systems: Ecological Causes and Behavioral Consequences of Variation -- Social Ecology of Horses -- African Mole-Rats: Eusociality, Relatedness and Ecological Constraints -- Genetic and Ecological Determinants of Primate Social Systems -- The Ecology of Social Life: A Synthesis |
| Summary |
"This book brings together renowned researchers working on sociality in different animals. For the first time, they compile the evidence for the importance of ecological factors in the evolution of social life, ranging from invertebrate to vertebrate social systems, and evaluate its importance versus that of relatedness."--Jacket |
| Analysis |
dierecologie |
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animal ecology |
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population ecology |
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evolutie |
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evolution |
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sociologie |
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sociology |
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zoology |
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levenswetenschappen |
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life sciences |
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gedragswetenschappen |
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behavioural sciences |
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Biology (General) |
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Biologie (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Social evolution.
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Social ecology.
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human ecology.
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Social ecology.
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Social evolution.
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Biomédecine.
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Sciences de la vie.
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Social ecology
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Social evolution
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Korb, Judith
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Heinze, Jürgen
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| ISBN |
9783540759577 |
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3540759573 |
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9783540759560 |
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3540759565 |
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