Comparative Socioecology: The Behavioural Ecology of Humans and Other Mammals - Couverture rigide

 
9780632023615: Comparative Socioecology: The Behavioural Ecology of Humans and Other Mammals
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0632023619 ISBN 13 : 9780632023615
Editeur : Blackwell Science Ltd, 1989

Synopsis

The relationship between social behaviour and ecological processes - socioecology or behavioural ecology - has been an area of keen interest within the biological sciences in recent years, with a rapid expansion in both theoretical approaches and field studies. The social strategies of animals display marked flexibility and complexity, and yet are understandable in terms of the constraints and opportunities provided by the environments in which they live. The recognition that animal behaviour is both variable and extremely responsive to local conditions has led to renewed interest in comparisons between humans and other animals. This book brings together a range of studies on the socioecology of humans and other mammals, examining in a comparative perspective the problems that all species face in living socially. Topics covered include the causes of sociality, the influence of resources on social organization, reproductive strategies in demographic and life history contexts, strategies for offspring survival, and the problems of applying general socioecological principles to humans.

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Quatrième de couverture

The relationship between social behaviour and ecological processes – socioecology or behavioural ecology – has been an area of keen interest within the biological sciences in recent years, with a rapid expansion in both theoretical approaches and field studies. The social strategies of animals display marked flexibility and complexity, and yet are understandable in terms of the constraints and opportunities provided by the environments in which they live. The recognition that animal behaviour is both variable and extremely responsive to local conditions has led to renewed interest in comparisons between humans and other animals. This book brings together a range of studies on the socioecology of humans and other mammals, examining in a comparative perspective the problems that all species face in living socially. Topics covered include the causes of sociality, the influence of resources on social organization, reproductive strategies in demographic and life history contexts, strategies for offspring survival, and the problems of applying general socioecological principles to humans.

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Éditeur
Blackwell Science Ltd
Date d'édition
1989
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0632023619
ISBN 13 
9780632023615
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
528
Éditeur
Standen Valerie
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible