Primate Males: Causes and Consequences of Variation in Group Composition - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521658462 ISBN 13 : 9780521658461

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2000

Synopsis

The size and composition of primate groups varies tremendously across species, within species, and within groups over time. The most variable quantity is the number of adult males. In some groups, single males can monopolize access to several females, whereas reproduction is shared among several males in other groups. This variation lies at the heart of understanding adaptive variation among social systems. Whether groups contain single or multiple males has important consequences for reproductive strategies of both sexes, and also shapes these animals' morphology and behaviour. Written by leading authorities, this book provides an extensive overview of variation in group composition across all major primate taxa, using up-to-date reviews, case studies, evolutionary theory and theoretical models, setting primates into context with birds and other mammals. It will become a firm favorite with all those interested in the behavioural ecology of primates.

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À propos de l'auteur

PETER KAPPELER is Head of the Department of Behavior and Ecology at the Deutsches Primatenzentrum in Göttingen, Germany. His research focuses on the lemurs of Madagascar, and he is co-editor of Lemur social systems and their ecological basis (1993) with J.U. Ganzhorn.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521658462
• ISBN 13: 9780521658461
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 330
• Éditeur: Kappeler Peter
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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