Behaviour and Evolution

This book illustrates how the profound changes in our understanding of evolution have influenced behavioural research.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Behaviour genetics and evolution A. A. Hoffmann; 3. Behaviour and speciation R. K. Butlin and M. G. Ritchie; 4. The phylogeny of behaviour J. L. Gittleman and D. M. Decker; 5. Strategies of behaviour I. F. Harvey; 6. Sex and evolution T. R. Halliday; 7. Kinship and altruism P. J. B. Slater; 8. The evolution of intelligence R. W. Byrne; 9. Social structure and evolution P. C. Lee; References; Index.

Summary

Some of the most exciting recent advances in animal behaviour have occurred at the interface between that subject and the study of evolution. This book, written by experts in this area, illustrates how the profound changes in our understanding of evolution have influenced behavioural research.

Product details

• Authors: P. Ed Slater, P. Ed. Slater
• Assisted by: T. R. Halliday (Editor), Tim R. Halliday (Editor), P. J. B. Slater (Editor), Peter J. B. Slater (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.09.2014
• EAN: 9780521418584
• ISBN: 978-0-521-41858-4
• No. of pages: 360
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 672 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General