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"Research into social behaviour in animals has often focused on aggression, yet members of social species are far more likely to interact with each other in a positive way. Animal Friendships explores non-sexual bonding behaviours in a range of mammalian and avian species. Through analysis of f...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dagg, Anne Innis
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Animal behavior.
Behavior, Animal
Animaux > Mœurs et comportement.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Male and female pals
  • not just for sex!
  • 2. In sisterhood
  • 3. In brotherhood
  • 4. Mothers and daughters
  • 5. Mothers and sons, and providing free food
  • 6. Fathers and sons, and social grooming and preening
  • 7. Family and group tight bonds
  • 8. Old buddies
  • 9. Social but seldom sociable animals
  • 10. Cross-species pals
  • 11. Animal and human "friendships."

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