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Advances in the study of behavior. Vol. 37 /
This volume reflects many of the current themes in animal behavior including the evolution of social behavior, sexual selection and communication. It also reflects controversial topics on which the authors provide interesting, new insights. <a href=" http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Elsevier,
2007.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Advances in the study of behavior ;
v. 37. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Advances in the Study of Behavior; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: The Strategic Dynamics of Cooperation in Primate Groups; I. Introduction; II. (Avoiding) Definitions of Cooperation; III. Game Theory Models of Forms of ""Cooperation""; A. Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma; B. Stag Hunt; C. Battle of the Sexes; D. Games of Chicken; IV. Which Kinds of Games Do Primates Play?; V. The Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma in Primate Groups; A. Contingent Reciprocity in the Nonexperimental Settings; B. Experimental Studies of Contingent Reciprocity
- C. Is There Solid Evidence of Contingency?D. Do Cognitive Limitations Preclude Contingent Reciprocity?; VI. Stag Hunts in Primate Groups; A. Stag Hunts in the Wild; B. Solving Collaboration Problems in the Laboratory; C. What Are the Necessary Conditions for Success in the Stag Hunt; VII. The Battle of the Sexes in Primate Groups; VIII. Games of Chicken in Primate Groups; IX. Conclusions; X. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2: Coexistence in Female-Bonded Primate Groups; I. Introduction; II. Kinship and Competition; III. Organizing Principles; A. Coalitions; B. Grooming
- C. ReconciliationIV. Relationships; V. A Spatial Approach to Social Interactions; VI. Conclusions; VII. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: The Evolution of Sociality in Spiders; I. Introducing Social Spiders; II. Social and Subsocial Species: A Survey of Behavioral Traits; III. Inbred Sociality in Spiders; A. Cooperation Versus Competition: A Balancing Act; B. Do Social Spiders Have Division of Labor?; C. Colony Foundation: Propagule Dispersal Versus Fission; D. Female-Biased Colony Sex Ratios: Primary and Operational Sex Ratios
- E. Mating System: Inbreeding and Its Population-Genetic ConsequencesF. ""Boom and Bust"" Colony Dynamics; IV. Phylogenetic Relationships Among Social Spider Species; A. Common Features of Social Evolution; B. Case Studies; C. Sociality in Spiders: An Evolutionary Dead End?; V. Evolution and Maintenance of Sociality in Spiders: Relevant Models; A. Kin Selection; B. Multilevel Selection (Group Selection); C. Ecological Benefits; D. Ecological Constraints; E. Game Theory Models; F. By-Product Mutualism; VI. Transitions in the Evolution of Sociality: Processes and Patterns
- A. From Premating to Postmating DispersalB. From Outbreeding to Inbreeding; C. From Maternal Care to Cooperative Breeding; VII. Summary: From Subsocial to Inbred Social, an Overview; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: Molecular Ecology Reveals the Hidden Complexities of the Seychelles Warbler; I. Introduction; II. Study Species, Study Populations, and General Methods; III. Cooperative Breeding; A. Indirect Benefits; B. Kin Discrimination by Subordinates; C. Kin Selection Cues; D. Direct Benefits; IV. Inbreeding and Inbreeding Avoidance; V. Mate Choice; VI. Conclusions and Future Avenues