| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 364 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Introduction : the evolutionary roots of our ecological crisis / Dustin J. Penn and Iver Mysterud -- 1. Human behavioural ecology and conservation / Joel T. Heinen and Bobbi S. Low -- 2. The evolved psychological apparatus of human decision-making is one source of environmental problems / Margo Wilson, Martin Daly and Stephen Gordon -- 3. Game conservation or efficient hunting? / Raymond Homes -- 4. Behavioral ecology of conservation in traditional societies / Bobbi S. Low -- 5. Evolutionary ecology and resource conservation / Michael S. Alvard -- 6. The tragedy of the unmanaged commons / Garrett Hardin -- 7. Closing the commons : cooperation for gain or restraint? / Lore M. Rattan -- 8. Revisiting the commons : local lessons, global challenges / Elinor Ostrom, Joanna Burger, Christopher B. Field, Richard B. Norgaard and David Policansky -- 9. Grassland conservation and the pastoralist commons / Monique Borgerhoff Mulder and Lore M. Ruttan -- 10. Conserving resources for children / Alan R. Rogers -- 11. Two truths about discounting and their environmental consequences / Norman Henderson and William J. Sutherland -- 12. Sex differences in valuations of the environment? / Margo Wilson, Martin Daly, Stephen Gordon and Adelle Pratt -- 13. The evolutionary of magnanimity : when is it better to give than to receive? / James L. Boone -- 14. Evolutionary economics of human reproduction / Alan R. Rogers -- 15. More status or more children? : social status, fertility reduction, and long-term fitness / James L. Boone and Karen L. Kessler -- 16. The demographic transition : are we any closer to an evolutionary explanation? / Monique Borgerhoff Mulder -- 17. Biophilia and the conservation ethic / Edward O. Wilson -- 18. Human behavioral ecology : 140 years without Darwin is too long / Gordon H. Orians -- Conclusion : integrating the biological and social sciences to address environmental problems / Iver Mysterud and Dustin J. Penn |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-341) and indexes |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Human evolution.
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Human ecology.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
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Social evolution.
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Social ecology.
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Sociobiology.
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Hunting -- Environmental aspects.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Penn, Dustin J.
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Mysterud, Iver.
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Taylor & Francis.
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| ISBN |
9780203792650 (electronic bk.) |
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0203792653 (electronic bk.) |
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