An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology

Nicholas B. Davies 지음

Wiley-Blackwell 2012년 02월 17일 출간

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Additional resources for this book can be found at: www.wiley.com/go/davies/behaviouralecologyThis textbook helped to define the field of Behavioural Ecology. In this fourth edition the text has been completely revised, with new chapters and many new illustrations and full colour photographs. The theme, once again, is the influence of natural selection on behaviour n- an animal's struggle to survive and reproduce by exploiting and competing for resources, avoiding predators, selecting mates and caring for offspring, n- and how animal societies reflect both cooperation and conflict among individuals.Stuart A. West has joined as a co-author bringing his own perspectives and work on microbial systems into the book.Written in the same engaging and lucid style as the previous editions, the authors explain the latest theoretical ideas using examples from micro-organisms, invertebrates and vertebrates. There are boxed sections for some topics and marginal notes help guide the reader. The book is essential reading for students of behavioural ecology, animal behaviour and evolutionary biology.Key Features:Long-awaited new edition of a field-defining textbookNew chapters, illustrations and colour photographsNew co-authorFocuses on the influence of natural selection on behavior, and how animal societies reflect both cooperation and conflict among individualsldquo;The long-awaited update to a classic in this field is now here, presenting new direcshy;tions in thinking and addressing burning questions. Richly informed by progress in many other disciplines, such as sensory physiology, genetics and evolutionary theory, it marks the emergence of behavshy;ioural ecology as a fully fledged disciplinehellip;.. This is a marvellous book, written in a lucid style. A must-read for those in the field, it is

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Preface xAcknowledgements xiii1 Natural Selection, Ecology and Behaviour 1Watching and wondering 1Natural selection 5Genes and behaviour 6Selfish individuals or group advantage? 11Phenotypic plasticity: climate change and breeding times 18Behaviour, ecology and evolution 21Summary 22Further reading 22Topics for discussion 232 Testing Hypotheses in Behavioural Ecology 24The comparative approach 25Breeding behaviour of gulls in relation to predation risk 26Social organization of weaver birds 28Social organization in African ungulates 30Limitations of early comparative studies 31Comparative approach to primate ecology and behaviour 33Using phylogenies in comparative analysis 37The comparative approach reviewed 45Experimental studies of adaptation 46Summary 49Further reading 50Topics for discussion 513 Economic Decisions and the Individual 52The economics of carrying a load 52The economics of prey choice 59Sampling and information 62The risk of starvation 63Environmental variability, body reserves and food storing 65Food storing birds: from behavioural ecology to neuroscience 66The evolution of cognition 71Feeding and danger: a trade-off 73Social learning 75Optimality models and behaviour: an overview 79Summary 81Further reading 82Topics for discussion 824 Predators versus Prey: Evolutionary Arms Races 83Red Queen evolution 83Predators versus cryptic prey 86Enhancing camouflage 92Warning colouration: aposematism 95Mimicry 100Trade-offs in prey defences 103Cuckoos versus hosts 105Summary 113Further reading 114Topics for discussion 1145 Competing for Resources 116The Hawk&~Dove game 116Competition by exploitation: the ideal free distribution 119Competition by resource defence: the despotic distribution 123The ideal free distribution with unequal competitors 123The econom

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“… a new edition of the textbook that has introduced generations of undergraduates (and postgraduates) to the delights of behavioural ecology, inspiring many (myself included) to take up the discipline professionally, is a rare treat.& Behavioural ecology is, fundamentally, modern-day natural history and there is no clearer written, more inspiringly enthusiastic guide to the subject on the market.& This book sets the gold standard for behavioural ecology and animal behaviour textbooks which will no doubt continue to inform and delight students and researchers in equal measure for many years to come.”& (Animal Behaviour, 1 March 2013)“Overall, this seems a timely update to a very useful book; it should be widely used by lecturers and undergraduates alike.”& (British Ecological Society Bulletin, 1 December 2012)“[An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology, 4th Edition] Stands tall as the textbook to have in the field of Behavioral Ecology...I expect anyone with an A level in Biology, or equivalent, or an interest in Zoology without the qualification, could pick this book up and get a lot out of it...What this book is, is good science explained well, I scored higher in my behavioral ecology exam than I did in any other exam in my finals. I wouldn&'t put that entirely down to this book, but it certainly influenced things.The book is well printed, as you would expect, with great clear photographs used liberally, and a lot of graphs and diagrams.In summary then, if you want to know why animals behave the way they do, why swordtail fish do really have the long tails, why birds sing, why fish shoal under certain circumstances, why well fed parrot females produce more males, and why related long-tailed tits help each other raise young, then this book really is for you. I recommend it wholeheartedly.” (The Amateur Naturalist magazine, 1 November 20

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Nicholas B. Davies FRS is Professor of Behavioural Ecology in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Pembroke College.John R. Krebs FRS is Principal of Jesus College and Professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford, and a member of the House of Lords.Stuart West is Professor of Evolutionary Biology in the Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford.