Jens Krause, Graeme Ruxton

Living in Groups

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Group living is a widespread phenomenon amongst animals and has attracted considerable attention in a number of different contexts. This book focuses on the unifying concepts regarding group behaviour that have been developed over the last two decades. The authors discuss the mechanisms that govern the evolution and maintenance of grouping behaviour throughout the animal kingdom, and the factors that control observed group size and group composition in particular situations. Although the book's emphasis is on the elaboration of a conceptual framework, extensive examples and case studies illustrate the diversity of grouping phenomena across taxonomic boundaries, and demonstrate the general applicability of the concepts involved. Living in Groups will familiarize the reader with the latest ideas on the ecology and evolution of group-living animals, providing a summary and critical synthesis of the extensive and diverse literature on the subject.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780198508175
• ISBN-10: 0198508174
• Artikelnr.: 26624185

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction
2: The benefits of group formation
3: Some costs of grouping
4: The size of a group
5: Spatial heterogeneity of costs and benefits within groups
6: Heterogeneity and homogeneity of group membership
7: Evolutionary considerations
8: Environmental effects on grouping behaviour
9: Mechanisms
10: Conclusions