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Principles of Animal Behavior, 4th Edition
Since the last edition of this definitive textbook was published in 2013, much has happened in the field of animal behavior. In this fourth edition, Lee Alan Dugatkin draws on …
How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog)
Tucked away in Siberia, there are furry, four-legged creatures with wagging tails and floppy ears that are as docile and friendly as any lapdog. But, despite appearances, these are …
Füchse zähmen
An einem Ort im abgelegenen Sibirien findet man vierbeinige Fellwesen, die mit dem Schwanz wedeln, Schlappohren haben und so gelehrig und freundlich sind wie Schoßhunde. Doch es …
Model Systems in Behavioral Ecology
A key way that behavioral ecologists develop general theories of animal behavior is by studying one species or a closely related group of species--"model systems"--over a long …
Model Systems in Behavioral Ecology
A key way that behavioral ecologists develop general theories of animal behavior is by studying one species or a closely related group of species--''model systems''--over a long …
Mr. Jefferson and the Giant Moose
In the years after the Revolutionary War, the fledgling republic of America was viewed by many Europeans as a degenerate backwater, populated by subspecies weak and feeble. Chief …
Principles of Animal Behavior, 4th Edition
Since the last edition of this definitive textbook was published in 2013, much has happened in the field of animal behavior. In this fourth edition, Lee Alan Dugatkin draws on …
Cooperation among Animals
Despite the depiction of nature "e;red in tooth and claw,"e; cooperation is actually widespread in the animal kingdom. Various types of cooperative behaviors have been …
The Prince of Evolution: Peter Kropotkin's Adventures in Science and Politics
Game Theory and Animal Behavior
Game theory has revolutionized the study of animal behavior. The fundamental principle of evolutionary game theory--that the strategy adopted by one individual depends on the …
Cooperation Among Animals
This book outlines four different categories of co-operation -- reciprocal altruism, kinship, group-selected co-operation, and by-product mutualism -- and ties them together in a …