Charlotte Hemelrijk (ed.)

Self-Organisation and Evolution of Biological and Social Systems

Herausgeber: Hemelrijk, Charlotte

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Produktbeschreibung

Short description/annotation
This book contains studies of social behaviour ranging from single-celled organisms to humans, and shows recent progress in these fields.

Main description
Self-organisation of social systems can be observed at all levels of biological complexity, from cells to organisms and communities. Although individuals are governed by simple rules, their interactions with each other and their environment leads to complex patterns. Self-organisation and Evolution of Biological and Social Systems observes social systems ranging from simple single-celled organisms to very complex ones, such as humans. It examines groups of all sizes, from small as in certain species of primates, to very large as with some species of fish and social insects. Self-organisation is widespread throughout the animal kingdom. This book illustrates the numerous aspects that demonstrate social organisation, including group formation, task-division, foraging, dominance interactions, infant protection, language and voting. This volume is recommended reading for all academic researchers and professionals interested in the recent progress of this fascinating field.

Table of contents:
Preface; Introduction; 1. From unicellular to multicellular organisation: the development of the social amoebae Dicyostelium discoideum C. Weijer; 2. Selection and self-organisation of collective decision in social insects: trail, network and migration J. L. Deneubourg; 3. The interplay of intracolonial genotype variance and self-organisation of dominance hierarchies in honeybees Crewe Moritz; 4. Traffic rules of fish schools: a review of agent-based approaches J. K. Parrish and S. V. Viscido; 5. A process-orientated approach to the social behaviour of primates C. K. Hemelrijk; 6. Order and noise in primate societies B. Thierry; 7. Self-organisation in language B. de Boer; 8. Minority opinion spreading in democratic random debate S. Galam; 9. Natural selection and complex systems: a complex interaction D. S. Wilson; 10. Interlocking of self-organisation and evolution P. Hogeweg.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 546g
• ISBN-13: 9780521846554
• ISBN-10: 0521846552
• Artikelnr.: 21347291

Autorenporträt

Charlotte Hemelrijk is Assistant Professor in Theoretical Biology at the University of Groningen.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Introduction; 1. From unicellular to multicellular organisation:
the development of the social amoebae Dicyostelium discoideum C. Weijer; 2.
Selection and self-organisation of collective decision in social insects:
trail, network and migration J. L. Deneubourg; 3. The interplay of
intracolonial genotype variance and self-organisation of dominance
hierarchies in honeybees Crewe Moritz; 4. Traffic rules of fish schools: a
review of agent-based approaches J. K. Parrish and S. V. Viscido; 5. A
process-orientated approach to the social behaviour of primates C. K.
Hemelrijk; 6. Order and noise in primate societies B. Thierry; 7.
Self-organisation in language B. de Boer; 8. Minority opinion spreading in
democratic random debate S. Galam; 9. Natural selection and complex
systems: a complex interaction D. S. Wilson; 10. Interlocking of
self-organisation and evolution P. Hogeweg.