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Why do baby sharks, hyenas, and pelicans kill their siblings? Why do beetles and mice commit infanticide? Why are twins and birth defects more common in older human mothers? A Natural History of Families concisely examines what behavioral ecologists have discovered about family dynamics and what the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Forbes, Scott, 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Reproduction.
Parental behavior in animals.
Families.
Nuclear families.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Family Relationships.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Elder Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Conflict Resolution.
Comportement parental chez les animaux.
Familles.
Reproduction > Aspect social.
Reproduction > Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Why do baby sharks, hyenas, and pelicans kill their siblings? Why do beetles and mice commit infanticide? Why are twins and birth defects more common in older human mothers? A Natural History of Families concisely examines what behavioral ecologists have discovered about family dynamics and what these insights might tell us about human biology and behavior. Scott Forbes's engaging account describes an uneasy union among family members in which rivalry for resources often has dramatic and even fatal consequences. In nature, parents invest resources and control the allocation of resources among.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (256 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400837236

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