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Author: Walter D. Koenig
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016-01-07
Total Pages: 403
ISBN-13: 1107043433
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBrings together long-term studies of cooperation in vertebrates that challenge our understanding of the evolution of social behavior.
Author: Walter D. Koenig
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016-01-07
Total Pages: 403
ISBN-13: 1316489744
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCooperative breeders are species in which individuals beyond a pair assist in the production of young in a single brood or litter. Although relatively rare, cooperative breeding is widespread taxonomically and continues to pose challenges to our understanding of the evolution of cooperation and altruistic behavior. Bringing together long-term studies of cooperatively breeding birds, mammals, and fish, this volume provides a synthesis of current studies in the field. The chapters are organised by individual studies of particular species or (in the case of mole-rats) two closely related cooperatively breeding species. Each focuses not only on describing behavior and ecology but also on testing evolutionary hypotheses for the form and function of the diverse and extraordinary cooperative breeding lifestyles that have been discovered. This unique and comprehensive text will be of interest to graduate students and researchers of behavioral ecology and the evolution of cooperation.
Author: Walter D. Koenig
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004-04-22
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780521530996
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCooperative breeders are species in which more than a pair of individuals assist in the production of young. Cooperative breeding is found in only a few hundred bird species world-wide, and understanding this often strikingly altruistic behaviour has remained an important challenge in behavioural ecology for over 30 years. This book highlights the theoretical, empirical and technical advances that have taken place in the field of cooperative breeding research since the publication of the seminal work Cooperative Breeding in Birds: Long-term Studies of Behavior and Ecology (1990, HB ISBN 0521 372984, PB ISBN 0521 378907). Organized conceptually, special attention is given to ways in which cooperative breeders have proved fertile subjects for testing modern advances to classic evolutionary problems including those of sexual selection, sex-ratio manipulation, life-history evolution, partitioning of reproduction and incest avoidance. It will be of interest to both students and researchers interested in behaviour and ecology.
Author: Reinmar Hager
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009-08-20
Total Pages: 547
ISBN-13: 0521864097
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSkew theory investigates the genetic and ecological factors causal to the partitioning of reproduction in animal groups and may yield fundamental insights into the evolution of animal sociality. This book brings together new theory and empirical work, mostly in vertebrates, to test assumptions and predictions of skew models.
Author: Glen Everett Woolfenden
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9780691083674
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFlorida Scrub Jays are an excellent example of a cooperative-breeding species, in which adult birds often help raise offspring not their own. For more than a decade Glen E. Woolfenden and John W. Fitzpatrick studied a marked population of these birds in an attempt to establish a demographic base for understanding the phenomenon of "helping at the nest." By studying both population biology and behavior, the authors found that habitat restraints, rather than kin selection, are the main source of the behavior of Florida Scrub Jays: the goal of increasing the number of close relatives other than descendants in future generations is of relatively minor importance in their cooperative-breeding behavior. The Florida Scrub Jay lives only in the Florida oak scrub. All acceptable habitat is constantly filled with breeders. Each year about half of the pairs are assisted by one to several nonbreeding helpers. This book provides extensive data on fecundity, survivorship, relatedness, and dispersal to establish the demographic milieu and to address questions arising out of observed helping behavior--whom, how, when, and why the helpers help.
Author: Dustin R. Rubenstein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-03-24
Total Pages: 479
ISBN-13: 1108132634
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDarwin famously described special difficulties in explaining social evolution in insects. More than a century later, the evolution of sociality - defined broadly as cooperative group living - remains one of the most intriguing problems in biology. Providing a unique perspective on the study of social evolution, this volume synthesizes the features of animal social life across the principle taxonomic groups in which sociality has evolved. The chapters explore sociality in a range of species, from ants to primates, highlighting key natural and life history data and providing a comparative view across animal societies. In establishing a single framework for a common, trait-based approach towards social synthesis, this volume will enable graduate students and investigators new to the field to systematically compare taxonomic groups and reinvigorate comparative approaches to studying animal social evolution.
Author: Nancy G. Solomon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1997-03-13
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 0521454913
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCOOPERATIVE BREEDING AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN ANIMAL SOCIETIES.
Author: Nigel C. Bennett
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2000-03-09
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780521771993
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume, first published in 2000, explores the range of social systems in this fascinating group to understand how complex social systems evolved.
Author: Jae C. Choe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 556
ISBN-13: 9780521589772
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Social' insects and arachnids exhibit complex forms of behavior that involve cooperation in building a nest, defending against attackers or rearing offspring. This book is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to sociality and its evolution in a wide range of taxa.
Author: Michael Taborsky
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2021-08-26
Total Pages: 446
ISBN-13: 1108788637
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow can the stunning diversity of social systems and behaviours seen in nature be explained? Drawing on social evolution theory, experimental evidence and studies conducted in the field, this book outlines the fundamental principles of social evolution underlying this phenomenal richness.To succeed in the competition for resources, organisms may either 'race' to be quicker than others, 'fight' for privileged access, or 'share' their efforts and gains. The authors show how the ecology and intrinsic attributes of organisms select for each of these strategies, and how a handful of straightforward concepts explain the evolution of successful decision rules in behavioural interactions, whether among members of the same or different species. With a broad focus ranging from microorganisms to humans, this is the first book to provide students and researchers with a comprehensive account of the evolution of sociality by natural selection.
