Intraspecific Variation in the Social Systems of Wild Vertebrates (Cambridge Studies in Behavioural Biology, Series Number 2) - Hardcover

Lott, Dale F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521370248 ISBN 13: 9780521370240

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

It has often been assumed by those studying animal behaviour that the social system adopted by a species is a fixed product of natural selection. There is now an interesting body of evidence that this is not always the case and that alternative forms of social organisation may be adopted according to circumstance. In this book, first published in 1991, Professor Lott presents an overview of the understanding of this phenomenon and its implications for animal conservation and management. Those interested in social systems and more generally in animal behaviour and ecology will find this book to be an invaluable source of information and ideas.

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Book Description

It has often been assumed by those studying animal behaviour that the social system adopted by a species is a fixed product of natural selection. There is now an interesting body of evidence that this is not always the case. In this book, first published in 1991, Professor Lott presents an overview of the understanding of this phenomenon.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0521370248
• ISBN 13: 9780521370240
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 252