Behavioural Ecology
An Evolutionary Perspective on Behaviour
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 14 February 2008
- ISBN 9780199206292
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages912 pages
- Size 260x191x34 mm
- Weight 1772 g
- Language English
- Illustrations numerous figures 0
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Short description:
Behavioural Ecology gives a fresh, contemporary account of the evolutionary and ecological processes that underpin animal behaviour. Contributions from subject experts and meticulous editing yield a text with all the qualities of a multi-author book, but without the potential drawbacks.
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Why are some species monogamous while others are polygamous? Why are males usually more ornamented than females? What makes one organism the hunter and another the hunted? Why do some creatures stick together in groups while others prefer to go it alone? Can we talk of animal culture? Behavioural Ecology provides a fascinating insight into the evolutionary and ecological processes that underpin animal behaviour.
Opening with an overview of the evolutionary and methodological framework of behavioural ecology, the book goes on to explore behaviours in terms of the selective pressures involved in their design. It addresses natural selection, sexual selection, and gene selection, before closing with an investigation of the human impact on behavioural ecology.
Featuring chapters written by university teachers, each with research expertise in their respective fields, Behavioural Ecology has been moulded by Danchin, Giraldeau, and Cezilly to give a uniform voice throughout: it is a text with all the qualities of a multi-author book, but without the potential drawbacks. Behavioural Ecology offers a fresh, contemporary account of a field re-invigorated by advances in the last decade, making it the ideal teaching and learning text.
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[A] clean and comprehensive coherence and whilst a solid reference and textbook work, it is a genuine pleasure to read.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
PART ONE: The Behavioural Ecology Approach
A History of Behavioural Ecology
Fundamental Concepts in Behavioural Ecology
Research Methods in Behavioural Ecology
An Information-Driven Approach to Behaviour
PART TWO: The Development of the Behavioural Phenotype
Life History Strategies, Multidimensional Trade-offs and Behavioural Syndromes
Hormones and Behaviour
PART THREE: Exploiting the Environment
Solitary Foraging Strategies
Social Foraging
Choosing Where to Breed: Breeding Habitat Selection
Evolution of Dispersal
PART FOUR: Sex and Behaviour
Sexual Selection: Another Evolutionary Process
Mating Systems and Parental Care
Sex Allocation
PART FIVE: Social Interactions Among Individuals
Animal Aggregations: Hypotheses and Controversies
The Adaptive Evolution of Social Traits
Communication, Sensory Ecology and Signal Evolution
Interspecific Parasitism and Mutualism
PART SIX: Humans and Animals
Behavioural Ecology and Conservation
The Behavioural Ecology and Humans
Cultural Evolution
Glossary
List of References
Index of Species
General Index
