| Description |
xxxiv, 874 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. The Behavioural Ecology Approach -- 1. A History of Behavioural Ecology / Frank Cezilly -- 2. Fundamental Concepts in Behavioural Ecology / Etienne Danchin, Frank Cezilly and Luc-Alain Giraldeau -- 3. Research Methods in Behavioural Ecology / Frank Cezilly, Etienne Danchin and Luc-Alain Giraldeau -- 4. An Information-Driven Approach to Behaviour / Etienne Danchin, Luc-Alain Giraldeau and Richard H. Wagner -- Pt. 2. The Development of the Behavioural Phenotype -- 5. Life History Strategies, Multi-Dimensional Trade-Offs, and Behavioural Syndromes / Barry Sinervo and Jean Clobert -- 6. Hormones and Behaviour / Alfred M. Dufty, Jr. and Etienne Danchin -- Pt. 3. Exploiting the Environment -- 7. Solitary Foraging Strategies / Luc-Alain Giraldeau -- 8. Social Foraging / Luc-Alain Giraldeau -- 9. Choosing Where to Breed: Breeding Habitat Choice / Thierry Boulinier, Mylene Mariette, Blandine Doligez and Etienne Danchin -- 10. Evolution of Dispersal / Jean Clobert, Michele de Fraipont and Etienne Danchin -- Pt. 4. Sex and Behaviour -- 11. Sexual Selection: Another Evolutionary Process / Etienne Danchin and Frank Cezilly -- 12. Mating Systems and Parental Care / Frank Cezilly and Etienne Danchin -- 13. Sex Allocation / Michel Chapuisat -- Pt. 5. Social Interactions among Individuals -- 14. Animal Aggregations: Hypotheses and Controversies / Etienne Danchin, Luc-Alain Giraldeau and Richard H. Wagner -- 15. The Adaptive Evolution of Social Traits / Jean-Francois Le Galliard and Regis Ferriere -- 16. Communication, Sensory Ecology, And Signal Evolution / Marc Thery and Philipp Heeb -- 17. Inter-specific Parasitism and Mutualism / Gabriele Sorci and Frank Cezilly -- Pt. 6. Humans and Animals -- 18. Behavioural Ecology and Conservation / Anders P. Moller and Etienne Danchin -- 19. Behavioural Ecology and Humans / Anders P. Moller and Etienne Danchin -- 20. Cultural Evolution / Etienne Danchin and Richard H. Wagner |
| Summary |
Publisher's description: 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 molded by Danchin, Giraldeau, and Cezilly to be consistent while exhibiting the qualities of a multi-author book. 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 |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [749]-829) and indexes |
| Notes |
Translated from the French |
| Subject |
Animal behavior -- Evolution.
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Animal behavior.
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Animal ecology.
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| Author |
Cézilly, Frank.
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Giraldeau, Luc-Alain, 1955-
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| LC no. |
2007037569 |
| ISBN |
0199206295 (paperback) |
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9780199206292 (paperback) |
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