Behavioural Ecology An Evolutionary Perspective on Behaviour

Name: Behavioural Ecology An Evolutionary Perspective on Behaviour
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ISBN: 9780199206292

ISBN-10: 0199206295

ISBN-13: 9780199206292

Edition: 2007

Authors: Etienne Danchin, Luc-Alain Giraldeau, Frank Cï¿½zilly, Frank Cï¿½zilly

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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…

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List price: $179.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 912
Size: 7.52" wide x 10.24" long x 1.34" tall
Weight: 4.290
Language: English

Luc Alain Giraldeau is a professor in the Department of Biology at Montreal University in Quebec.

Frank Cï¿½zilly is Professor of Ecology at the University of Bourgogne, France. He was involved in the development of the Camargue Flamingo conservation project, co-authoring several publications with Alan Johnson.



IntroductionDanchin, E, Giraldeau, L-A, and Cezilly, F



The Behavioural Ecological Approach



A History of Behavioural Ecology




Fundamental Concepts in Behavioural Ecology




Testing Hypotheses in Behavioural Ecology




An Information Driven Approach to Behaviour




The Development of the Behavioural Phenotype



Life History Strategies, Multidimensional trade-offs and behavioural syndromes




Hormones and Behaviour




Exploiting the Environment



Solitary Foraging Strategies




Social Foraging




Choosing Where to Reproduce - Breeding Habitat Selection




Evolution of Dispersal




Sex and Behaviour



Sexual Selection




Mating Systems and Parental Care




Sex Allocation




Social Interactions Among Individuals



Animal Aggregation




The adaptive evolution of social traits




Communication, Sensory Ecology and Signal Evolution




Interspecific Parasitism and Mutualism




Humans and Animals



Behavioural Ecology and Conservation




The Behavioural Ecology of Humans




Cultural Evolution



Glossary


List of References


Indexes