Behavioral Mechanisms in Ecology

Name: Behavioral Mechanisms in Ecology
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ISBN: 9780674064614

ISBN-10: 0674064615

ISBN-13: 9780674064614

Edition: 1980

Authors: Douglass H. Morse

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This readable text represents a much needed synthesis of ecological insight into animal behavior. The field of behavioral ecology is relatively new, having evolved from a combination of classical ethology, as developed by Lorenz and Tinbergen, and population ecology. Now for the first time, a single author integrates the vast literature on animal ecology and behavior into a conceptual whole. Exploring the theme of resource acquisitions, Morse combines the comparative approach to biology with models based on evolutionary theory. Secondary consequences of sexual selection and other selective pressures are considered in detail. Discussion of interspecific interactions and constraints is…

Book details

List price: $41.00
Copyright year: 1980
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 4/15/1982
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 0.64" wide x 0.93" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 1.408

Douglass H. Morse is Hermon Carey Bumpus Professor of Biology, Brown University.




Introduction



Variability in Foraging Patterns



Food Selection



Habitat Selection



Avoiding Predation



Behavioral Thermoregulation and Maintenance



Reproduction



Competition, Especially for Mates



Territoriality



Spacing Patterns: Dominance Hierarchies



Competition Between Species



Social Groups



Future Directions


References


Index