Evolution of animal behavior paleontological and field approaches

This volume highlights current research in the field of animal behavior, with an emphasis on evolutionary perspectives. The contributors represent paleontological, field, and experimental approaches. They focus on a series of studies that confront wide-ranging issues, including sexual selection, mat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores Corporativos: Field Museum of Natural History (-), Spring Systematics Symposium
Otros Autores: Nitecki, Matthew H. (-), Kitchell, Jennifer A.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press 1986.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:This volume highlights current research in the field of animal behavior, with an emphasis on evolutionary perspectives. The contributors represent paleontological, field, and experimental approaches. They focus on a series of studies that confront wide-ranging issues, including sexual selection, mate choice, differential parental investment, apparent altruism, cooperative behavior, and the relevance of phylogenetic constraints and historical information. The volume will be of special interest to evolutionary biologists, behavioral ecologists, and paleontologists.
Notas:Papers presented at the 7th Spring Systematics Symposium of the Field Museum, Chicago, May 1984.
Descripción Física:184 p. : il
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 174-178) e índice.
ISBN:9781423738107
9781601296009
9780195040067
9781280439445