An introduction to behavioural ecology
Language: English Language Publication details: 2012 UK Wiley Blackwell 1993Edition: 4th edDescription: 24 cm. xii, 506 pISBN:- 9781405114165
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atural selection, ecology and behaviour --
Testing hypotheses in behavioural ecology --
Economic decisions and the individual --
Predators versus prey : evolutionary arms races --
Competing for resources --
Living in groups --
Sexual selection, sperm competition and sexual conflict --
Parental care and family conflicts --
Mating systems --
Sex allocation --
Social behaviors : altruism to spite --
Cooperation --
Altruism and conflict in the social insects --
Communication and signals --
Conclusion.
This work covers 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.
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