The secret social lives of reptiles /

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Revealing the secrets of reptilian social relationships through original quantitative research, field studies, laboratory experiments, and careful analysis of the literature, The Secret Social Lives of Reptiles elevates these fascinating animals to key players in the science of behavioral ecology.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Doody, J. Sean, 1965- (Author), Dinets, Vladimir (Author), Burghardt, Gordon M., 1941- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Reptiles > Behavior.
Reptiles > Behavior
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Social Behavior Research : Its History and a Role for Reptiles - Reptile evolution and biology - Mating systems, social structure, and social organization - Communication
  • Courtship and Mating
  • Communal Egg-laying : Habitat Saturation or Conspecific Attraction?
  • Parental Care
  • Hatching and Emergence : A Perspective from the Underworld
  • Behavioral Development in Reptiles : Too Little Known, but Not Too Late
  • The Reach of Sociality : Feeding, Thermoregulation, Predator Avoidance, and Habitat Choice
  • Looking Towards the Future.

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