An Introduction To Behavioural Ecology 4e

Author : Nicholas B. Davies
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444314025
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology written by Nicholas B. Davies and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-07-17 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of this successful textbook looks again at the influence of natural selection on behavior - an animal's struggle to survive by exploiting resources, avoiding predators, and maximizing reproductive success. In this edition, new examples are introduced throughout, many illustrated with full color photographs. In addition, important new topics are added including the latest techniques of comparative analysis, the theory and application of DNA fingerprinting techniques, extensive new discussion on brood parasite/host coevolution, the latest ideas on sexual selection in relation to disease resistance, and a new section on the intentionality of communication. Written in the lucid style for which these two authors are renowned, the text is enhanced by boxed sections illustrating important concepts and new marginal notes that guide the reader through the text. This book will be essential reading for students taking courses in behavioral ecology. The leading introductory text from the two most prominent workers in the field. Second colour in the text. New section of four colour plates. Boxed sections to ilustrate difficult and important points. New larger format with marginal notes to guide the reader through the text. Selected further reading at the end of each chapter.

Author : Nicholas B. Davies
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444339494
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology written by Nicholas B. Davies and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-04-09 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preceded by: An introduction to behavioural ecology / J.R. Krebs, N.B. Davies. 3rd ed. c1993.

Author : John R. Krebs
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780632006687
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology written by John R. Krebs and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1981 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Westneat
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195331931
Total Pages : 661 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evolutionary Behavioral Ecology written by David Westneat and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 661 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evolutionary Behavioral Ecology presents a comprehensive treatment of theevolutionary and ecological processes shaping behavior across a wide array of organisms and a diverse set of behaviors and is suitable as a graduate-level text and as a sourcebook for professional scientists.

Author : John L. Gittleman
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501745816
Total Pages : 639 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Carnivore Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution written by John L. Gittleman and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mammalian order Carnivora is characterized by an incredible range of morphological, ecological, and behavioral variation. Carnivores can be as small as the 100-gram least weasel or as large as the 800-kilogram polar bear. Their reproductive rate can vary from one offspring every five years, as with some black bears, to three litters a year, as with the dwarf mongoose. Group sizes can be traced along a wide continuum, from the solitary ermine to the monogamous golden jackal to the large extended packs of as many as 80 spotted hyenas. Until recently the general habits of most wild carnivore species were inadequately understood. In the last decade, however, improved technologies, including the use of radiotelemetry and night-vision scopes, have led to many important discoveries. This book is at once a critical summary and an evaluation of current research on carnivores. A worthy successor to R.F. Ewer's monumental volume, The Carnivores (Cornell University Press), it is the work of 30 leading carnivore biologists, who here assemble comparative data on the basic anatomical, behavioral, ecological, physiological, reproductive, and evolutionary characteristics of this group. After a general introduction to the Carnivora, the volume is divided in three parts, each of which begins with a brief introduction outlining its main themes. Part I, Behavior, covers acoustic and olfactory communication, behavioral development, behavioral ecology of canids and hyaenids, modes of solitary living, and group living. In Part II, Ecology, topics include feeding ecology of the giant panda and Asiatic black bear, adatpations for aquatic living, ecological constraints on predation in felids, consequences of small size in mustelids, rate of basal metabolism and food habits, and reproductive output. Part III, Evolution, deals with the morphological approaches to phylogeny, and the fossil record. An appendix presents a complete classification of the Carnivora, including topics of continuing controversy. Highlighting recent developments in the study of the Carnivora and areas for further research, this broad synthesis will be of great value of students and researchers in animal behavior, behavioral ecology, wildlife ecology, mammalogy, paleontology, systematics, and evolution theory. It will also encourage realistic conservation programs to manage rapidly diminishing populations and will elucidate particular features of the carnivores for nonspecialist readers.

Author : Karen B. Strier
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317345207
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Primate Behavioral Ecology written by Karen B. Strier and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-22 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Primate Behavioral Ecology, described as “an engaging, cutting-edge exposition,” incorporates exciting new discoveries and the most up-to-date approaches in its introduction to the field and its applications of behavioral ecology to primate conservation. This unique, comprehensive, single-authored text integrates the basics of evolutionary, ecological, and demographic perspectives with contemporary noninvasive molecular and hormonal techniques to understand how different primates behave and the significance of these insights for primate conservation. Examples are drawn from the “classic” primate field studies and more recent studies on previously neglected species from across the primate order, illustrating the vast behavioral variation that we now know exists and the gaps in our knowledge that future studies will fill.

Author : Etienne Danchin
Publisher : American Chemical Society
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 920 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Behavioural Ecology written by Etienne Danchin and published by American Chemical Society. This book was released on 2008-02-14 with total page 920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behavioural Ecology gives a fresh, contemporary account of the evolutionary and ecological processes that underpin animal behaviour. Contributions from subject experts and meticulous editing yield a text with all the qualities of a multi-author book, but without the potential drawbacks.

Author : Tamás Székely
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521883172
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Behaviour written by Tamás Székely and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-18 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive analysis of the genetic, ecological and phylogenetic aspects of social behaviour, by experts in the field.

Author : Eric Alden Smith
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351521314
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evolutionary Ecology and Human Behavior written by Eric Alden Smith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""à required reading for anyone interested in the economy, ecology, and demography of human societies."" --American Journal of Human Biology ""This excellent book can serve both as a text¼book and as a scholarly reference."" --American Scientist

Author : Martin Stevens
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 019960178X
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sensory Ecology, Behaviour, and Evolution written by Martin Stevens and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-02-07 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It deals with both mechanistic questions (e.g.