Mammal Societies

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Clutton-Brock, Tim
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1: Social Evolution
  • 1.1 Origins
  • 1.2 Sociality and Mating Systems
  • 1.3 Reproductive Competition
  • 1.4 Mate Choice
  • 1.5 Parental Care
  • 1.6 Cooperation
  • 1.7 Loaded Labels
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Female Sociality
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Contrasts in Female Sociality
  • 2.3 Benefits of Grouping
  • 2.4 Costs of Grouping
  • 2.5 Sociality and Fitness
  • 2.6 Comparative Sociality
  • 2.7 The Distribution of Female Sociality
  • 2.8 Group Coordination
  • 2.9 Consequences of Female Sociality
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Female Dispersal and Philopatry
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Variation in Female Philopatry and Dispersal
  • 3.3 Benefits of Philopatry
  • 3.4 Benefits of Dispersing
  • 3.5 Species Differences in Female Philopatry
  • 3.6 Social and Ecological Consequences of Female Philopatry
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Female Mating Decisions
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Direct Benefits of Mate Choice to Females
  • 4.3 Genetic Benefits of Mate Choice to Females
  • 4.4 Female Mating Preferences
  • 4.5 Mate Choice Copying
  • 4.6 Partner Number and Post-Copulatory Mate Choice
  • 4.7 Variation in Mate Choice and Partner Number
  • 4.8 Consequences of Female Mating Preferences
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Maternal Care
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 The Evolution of Maternal Care
  • 5.3 Prenatal Investment
  • 5.4 Maternal Effects
  • 5.5 Lactation and Infant Care
  • 5.6 Post-Weaning Investment
  • 5.7 Investment Strategies
  • 5.8 Relationships between Siblings
  • 5.9 Parent-Offspring Conflict
  • 5.10 Consequences of Maternal Care
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Social Development
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Social Learning
  • 6.3 Social Development
  • 6.4 Play
  • 6.5 Social Knowledge
  • 6.6 Individual Differences and Personality
  • 6.7 Traditions
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Communication
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Types of Signal
  • 7.3 Signalling in Theory and Practice
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Competition between Females
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Competitive Tactics
  • 8.3 Social Structure and Competition
  • 8.4 Conflict Proliferation and Limitation
  • 8.5 Consequences of Female Competition
  • References
  • Chapter 9: Cooperation between Females
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Cooperation in Different Contexts
  • 9.3 Cheating in Theory and Practice
  • 9.4 The Evolution of Cooperation
  • 9.5 Consequences of Cooperation
  • References
  • Chapter 10: Mating Systems
  • 10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 Social Monogamy
  • 10.3 Polygynous Systems
  • 10.4 Genetic Mating Systems
  • 10.5 Consequences of Polygyny
  • References
  • Chapter 11: Association between Males
  • 11.1 Introduction
  • 11.2 Contrasts in the Formation and Structure of Male Groups
  • 11.3 Costs of Association to Males
  • 11.4 Benefits of Association to Males
  • 11.5 Kinship, Familiarity, Cooperation and Hostility
  • 11.6 The Size of Male Associations
  • 11.7 Contrasts in Reproductive Skew

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