| Description |
1 online resource (0 p.) |
| Series |
New York Academy of Sciences Ser |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser
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| Contents |
1. Natural Selection, Ecology and Behaviour -- 2. Testing Hypotheses in Behavioural Ecology -- 3. Economic Decisions and the Individual -- 4. Predators versus Prey: Evolutionary Arms Races -- 5. Competing for Resources -- 6. Living in Groups -- 7. Sexual Selection, Sperm Competition and Sexual Conflict -- 8. Parental Care and Family Conflicts -- 9. Mating Systems -- 10. Sex Allocation -- 11. Social Behaviours: Altruism to Spite -- 12. Cooperation -- 13. Altruism and Conflict in the Social Insects -- 14. Communication and Signals -- 15. Conclusion |
| Summary |
This textbook helped to define the field of Behavioural Ecology. In this fourth edition the text has been completely revised, with new chapters and many new illustrations and full colour photographs. The theme, once again, is 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. -- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Previous ed.: Oxford : Blackwell Scientific, 1993 |
| Subject |
Animal behavior -- Evolution.
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Animal ecology.
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Animal behavior.
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Animal behavior
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Animal behavior -- Evolution
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Animal ecology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781444398458 |
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1444398458 |
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