| Description |
xii, 506 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Natural selection, ecology and behaviour -- Testing hypotheses in behavioural ecology -- Economic decisions and the individual -- Predators versus prey evolutionary arms races -- Competing for resources -- Living in groups -- Sexual selection, sperm competition and sexual conflict -- Parental care and family conflicts -- Mating systems -- Sex allocation -- Social behaviours altruism to spite -- Cooperation -- Altruism and conflict in the social insects -- Communication and signals -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
This work covers the influence of natural selection on behaviour - an animal's struggle to survive and reproduce by exploiting and competing for resources, avoiding predators, selecting mates and caring for offspring, and how animal societies reflect both cooperation and conflict among individuals |
| Notes |
Previous edition: Oxford : Blackwell Scientific, 1993 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 442-488) and index |
| Subject |
Animal behavior -- Evolution.
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Animal behavior.
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Animal ecology.
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Behavior, Animal.
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| Author |
Krebs, J. R. (John R.), author
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West, Stuart A., 1970- author
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| ISBN |
1405114169 (paperback) |
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1444339494 (hardback) |
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9781405114165 (paperback) |
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9781444339499 (hardback) |
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