Evolution of Social Behaviour - Conflict and Cooperation

First book to outline the fundamental principles of social evolution underlying the stunning diversity of social systems and behaviours.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Non-interference rivalry; 3. Conflict; 4. Cooperation; 5. Interspecific relations; 6. Synopsis; References; Subject index; Taxonomic index.

About the author

Michael Taborsky is Professor of Behavioural Ecology at the University of Bern, Switzerland. His research focuses on evolutionary principles underlying social behaviour, combining empirical research on insects, spiders, fish, birds and mammals with theoretical and conceptual approaches.Michael A. Cant is Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Exeter, UK. His research focuses on the evolution of animal societies. His work combines theoretical modelling with empirical tests in social insects and cooperatively breeding mammals.Jan Komdeur is Professor of Evolutionary Ecology at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. His research focuses on the evolution of social and cooperative behaviour. He tests theoretical concepts using experimental approaches combined with long-term studies in a variety of insects and birds.

Summary

With its broad focus, ranging from microorganisms to humans, this book provides the first comprehensive account of the evolution of sociality by natural selection. The authors demonstrate how the stunning diversity of social behaviour seen in nature can be explained with just a handful of fundamental evolutionary principles.

Product details

• Authors: Michael A. Cant, Michael A. (University of Exeter) Cant, Jan (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Komdeur, Komdeur Jan, Michael (Universitat Bern Taborsky, Taborsky Michael
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781108746168
• ISBN: 978-1-108-74616-8
• No. of pages: 424
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Animal behaviour, Ethology and animal behaviour, Evolution / Evolutionary biology