J. B. Slater / R. Halliday (eds.)

Behaviour and Evolution

Herausgeber: Halliday, T. R.; Slater, Peter J. B.; Slater, P. J. B.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is written by experts in this area and illustrated how the profound changes in our understanding of evolution have influenced behavioral research. Its chapters cover studies of how behaviour itself has evolved, f dealing with topics such as comparative studies, the genetics of behaviour, speciation and the evolution of sociality and of intelligence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Dezember 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 584g
• ISBN-13: 9780521429238
• ISBN-10: 0521429234
• Artikelnr.: 21968805

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Behaviour genetics and evolution A. A. Hoffmann
3. Behaviour and speciation R. K. Butlin and M. G. Ritchie
4. The phylogeny of behaviour J. L. Gittleman and D. M. Decker
5. Strategies of behaviour I. F. Harvey
6. Sex and evolution T. R. Halliday
7. Kinship and altruism P. J. B. Slater
8. The evolution of intelligence R. W. Byrne
9. Social structure and evolution P. C. Lee
References
Index.