Evolution of Sibling Rivalry

Klappentext One of the main tenets of evolutionary biology is that organisms behave so as to maximize the number of their genes that will be passed on to future generations. Parents often produce more offspring than they can rear in case special opportunities or calamities occur. This frequently leads to deprivations and even death of some offspring. This book is about the evolutionary diversity, importance, and consequences of such squeezes. In it the authors, top in theirfield, review the theory, field experiments, and natural history of sibling rivalry across a broad sweep of organisms, in a clear and accessible style that should appeal to both academics and natural historians. Zusammenfassung This text reviews the theory, field experiments, and natural history of sibling rivalry across a broad sweep of organisms, looking at the evolutionary diversity, importance, and consequences of the phenomenon.

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• Authors: MOCK DOUGLAS W PARKER GEOFFREY, PARKER, Parker Geoffrey A., Mock Douglas W., Geoffrey A. Parker, Douglas W. Mock, Douglas W. (Professor Mock, Geoffrey A. (Professor Parker, Douglas W. Parker Mock
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.12.1997
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family
• EAN: 9780198577447
• ISBN: 978-0-19-857744-7
• Pages: 478
• Series: Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution; Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution; Oxford Ecology and Evolution
• Subjects: NATURE / Ecology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, Applied ecology, Animal behaviour, Social impact of environmental issues, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Ethology and animal behaviour