The Evolution of Mammalian Sociality in an Ecological Perspective /
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2014. |
| Colección: | SpringerBriefs in Ecology,
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1.Introduction: Definitions, Background
- 2. Competition For Limiting Resources, Hamilton’s Rule And Chesson’s R*
- 3. Flexible And Derived Varieties of Mammalian Social Organization: Promiscuity In Aggregations May Have Served As A Recent “Toolkit” Giving Rise To “Sexual Segregation”, Polygynous Social Structures, Monogamy, Polyandry And Leks Abstract
- 4. Multimale-Multifemale Groups And “Nested” Architectures: Collaboration Among Mammalian Males
- 5. Higher “Grades” Of Sociality In Class Mammalia: Primitive Eusociality
- 6. Ecological Models As Working Paradigms For “Unpacking” Positive And Negative Interactions Among Social Mammals
- 7. Mechanisms Underlying The Behavioral Ecology Of Group Formation
- 8. The Evolution Of Mammalian Sociality By Sexual Selection
- 9. Proximate Causation: Functional Traits And The Ubiquity Of Signaler To Receiver Interactions: From Biochemical To Whole Organism Levels Of Mammalian Social Organization
- 10. Synopsis.