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Survival strategies : cooperation and conflict in animal societies /
"Did you know that Tasmanian hens have two husbands? That cellular slime molds commit suicide? That vampire bats will share food with hungry fellow bats and that hanuman langurs commit infanticide? Why creatures great and small behave in such fascinating and seemingly perplexing ways is explain...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
1997.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 What Are Social Animals?
- 2 Evolution, the Eternal Tinkerer
- 3 It's in the Genes
- 4 What Do Social Animals Do to Each Other?
- 5 The Paradox of Altruism
- 6 Do Animals Favor Their Relatives?
- 7 A Primitive Wasp Society
- 8 Games Animals Play
- 9 The Fine Balance between Cooperation and Conflict
- 10 Some Caveats and Conclusions
- Suggested Readings
- References
- Index