Cooperation among animals : an evolutionary perspective /

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This study outlines four different categories of co-operation among animals - reciprocal altruism, kinship, group-selected co-operation, and by-product mutualism - and ties them together in a single framework. Studies on co-operation in insects, fish, birds and mammals are then reviewed.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dugatkin, Lee Alan, 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Series:Oxford series in ecology and evolution.
Subjects:
Animal behavior.
Cooperativeness.
Cooperative Behavior
Behavior, Animal
Coopération (Psychologie)
Animaux > Mœurs et comportement.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Tiere
Kooperatives Verhalten
Evolution
Sociaal diergedrag.
Samenwerking.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Historical perspectives on cooperative behavior
  • Theoretical perspectives on the evolution of cooperation
  • Cooperation in fishes
  • Cooperation in birds
  • Cooperation in mammals I: nonprimates
  • Cooperation in maals II: nonhuman primates
  • Cooperation in insects
  • To the future.

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