Ecological Aspects of Social Evolution : Birds and Mammals

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Seeking common principles of social evolution in different taxonomic groups, the contributors to this volume discuss eighteen groups of birds and mammals for which long-term field studies have been carried out. They examine how social organization is shaped by the interaction between proximate ecolo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rubenstein, Daniel I.
Otros Autores: Wrangham, Richard W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social evolution in animals.
Mammals > Evolution.
Mammals > Ecology.
Mammals > Behavior.
Birds > Evolution.
Birds > Ecology.
Birds > Behavior.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
Évolution sociale chez les animaux.
Oiseaux > Évolution.
Oiseaux > Moeurs et comportement.
Mammiferes > Évolution.
Mammiferes > Écologie.
Mammiferes > Moeurs et comportement.
Electronic books.
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Sumario:Seeking common principles of social evolution in different taxonomic groups, the contributors to this volume discuss eighteen groups of birds and mammals for which long-term field studies have been carried out. They examine how social organization is shaped by the interaction between proximate ecological pressures and culture""--The social traditions already in place and shaped by local and phylogenetic history. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from t
Notas:Cover; Contents.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (564 pages).
ISBN:9781400858149

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