Principles of Social Evolution

Zusatztext Principles of Social Evolution is a remarkable book, written in an engaging yet unassuming style and filled with fascinating examples and case studies. Its brevity (267 pages including references) testifies to the authors ability to synthesize complex arguments while retaining clarity and breadth of scope. Informationen zum Autor Andrew Bourke graduated with a degree in Zoology from the University of Cambridge in 1983, before conducting a PhD on the social biology of slave-making ants at the University of Bath. In 1988 he obtained a Junior Research Fellowship from Jesus College, Cambridge, which he held until 1991 in the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge. In 1992, he moved to the Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, where he was a research fellow and latterly a Reader. He has held his present position as Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of East Anglia since 2006. His research focuses on the evolution of social behaviour, especially in ants and bees. He has published around 50 articles on the conservation, behaviour, ecology, evolution, and genetics of the social insects, and is coauthor of the book 'Social Evolution in Ants'. From 2000 to 2006, he was an editor, then Editor-in-Chief, of the journal 'Behavioral Ecology'. Klappentext Investigates and sets out the common principles of social evolution operating across all taxa and levels of biological organisation. Zusammenfassung Investigates and sets out the common principles of social evolution operating across all taxa and levels of biological organisation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgements; 1: An Expanded View of Social Evolution; 2: A Primer in Inclusive Fitness Theory; 3: The Major Transitions in Light of Inclusive Fitness Theory; 4: Social Group Formation; 5: Social Group Maintenance; 6: Social Group Transformation; 7: Synthesis and Conclusions; References; Index

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Andrew F. G. Bourke, Andrew F.G. Bourke, Andrew F.G. (School of Biological Sciences Bourke
• Edition: Oxford University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 01.03.2011
• EAN: 9780199231164
• ISBN: 978-0-19-923116-4
• Pages: 280
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 234 mm x 16 mm
• Thèmes: Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution; Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution; Oxford Ecology and Evolution
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Psychologie > Psychologie théorique; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Biologie > Général, dictionnaires; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, Evolution, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Animal behaviour, Social, group or collective psychology, Social and cultural anthropology, Animal Ecology, Ethology and animal behaviour, Zoology and animal sciences