An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology
The third edition of this successful textbook looks again at the influence of natural selection on behavior - an animal's struggle to survive by exploiting resources, avoiding predators, and maximizing reproductive success. In this edition, new examples are introduced throughout, many illustrated with full color photographs. In addition, important new topics are added including the latest techniques of comparative analysis, the theory and application of DNA fingerprinting techniques,...
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The third edition of this successful textbook looks again at the influence of natural selection on behavior - an animal's struggle to survive by exploiting resources, avoiding predators, and maximizing reproductive success. However, in this edition, new examples are introduced throughout, many illustrated with full colour photographs. In addition, important new topics are added including the latest techniques of comparative analysis; the theory and application of DNA fingerprinting techniques; extensive new discussion on brood parasite / host coevolution; the latest ideas on sexual selection in relation to disease resistance; and a new section on the intentionality of communication. Written in the lucid style for which these two authors are renowned, the text is aided by boxed sections illustrating important concepts and new marginal notes which guide the reader through the text. This book will be essential reading for students taking courses in behavioural ecology. Booknews A textbook for a university-level course in behavioral ecology, first published in 1981 and most recently revised in 1987. Explores the influence of natural selection on an animals's struggle to survive by exploiting resources, avoiding predators, and maximizing reproductive success. The new edition includes more illustrations, many of them color photographs, and discusses recent developments in theory, methodology, and observations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
AcknowledgementsIntroduction11Natural Selection, Ecology and Behaviour42Testing Hypotheses in Behavioural Ecology243Economic Decisions and the Individual484Predators versus Prey: Evolutionary Arms Races775Competing for Resources1026Living in Groups1207Fighting and Assessment1478Sexual Conflict and Sexual Selection1759Parental Care and Mating Systems20810Alternative Breeding Strategies24411On Selfishness and Altruism26512Co-operation and Helping in Birds, Mammals and Fish29113Altruism in the Social Insects31814The Design of Signals: Ecology and Evolution34915Conclusion375References387Author index407Subject index412
\ BooknewsA textbook for a university-level course in behavioral ecology, first published in 1981 and most recently revised in 1987. Explores the influence of natural selection on an animals's struggle to survive by exploiting resources, avoiding predators, and maximizing reproductive success. The new edition includes more illustrations, many of them color photographs, and discusses recent developments in theory, methodology, and observations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
