The Evolution of Sibling Rivalry
Series: Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 27 November 1997
- ISBN 9780198577447
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages478 pages
- Size 234x156x26 mm
- Weight 729 g
- Language English
- Illustrations halftones, numerous line drawings, tables 0
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Short description:
One of the main tenets of evolutionary biology is that organisms behave so as to maximize the number of their genes that will be passed on to future generations. Parents often produce more offspring than they can rear in case special opportunities or calamities occur. This frequently leads to deprivations and even death of some offspring. This book is about the evolutionary diversity, importance, and consequences of such squeezes. In it the authors, top in their field, review the theory, field experiments, and natural history of sibling rivalry across a broad sweep of organisms, in a clear and accessible style that should appeal to both academics and natural historians.
MoreLong description:
One of the main tenets of evolutionary biology is that organisms behave so as to maximize the number of their genes that will be passed on to future generations. Parents often produce more offspring than they can rear in case special opportunities or calamities occur. This frequently leads to deprivations and even death of some offspring. This book is about the evolutionary diversity, importance, and consequences of such squeezes. The authors, experts in their field, review the theory, field experiments, and natural history of sibling rivalry across a broad sweep of organisms, in a clear and accessible style that should appeal to both academics and natural historians.
MoreTable of Contents:
Preface
General Introduction
Theory I: Hamilton's Rule and the Evolutionary Limits of Selfishness
Theory II: Phenotypic Models of Sublethal sibling Competition
Theory III: Fatal Sibling Competition
An Introduction to Sibling Rivalry in Birds
Supply, Demand, and Defendability
Parent-Offspring Conflict I: The Battleground
Conflict Resolutions I: Begging Scrambles
Conflict Resolutions II: begging as an Hones Signal
Conflict Resolutions III: Clutch Size and Sexual Conflicts
Tests of Parents-Offspring Conflict Vs. Collaboration
Sibling Rivalry in Birds
Sibling Rivalry in Mammals
Sibling Rivalry in Vertberate Ecthotherms
Sibling Rivalry in Invertebrates
Sibling Rivalry in Plants
Epilogue
Literature Cited
