The Evolution of Sibling Rivalry (Paperback)

One of the main tenets of evolutionary biology is that organisms behave so as to maximize the number of their genes that will be passed on to future generations. Parents often produce more offspring than they can rear in case special opportunities or calamities occur. This frequently leads to deprivations and even death of some offspring. This book is about the evolutionary diversity, importance, and consequences of such squeezes. The authors, experts in their field, review the theory, field experiments, and natural history of sibling rivalry across a broad sweep of organisms, in an accessible style that should appeal to both academics and natural historians. This book is intended for graduate students and researchers in evolutionary biology, animal behaviour, ecology, population biology, and in philosophy or social sciences as well as for ornithologists and natural historians.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution
Release date:	November 1997
Authors:	Douglas W. Mock (Professor, Department of Zoology) • Geoffrey A. Parker (Professor, Department of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology)
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	478
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-857744-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal behaviour Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Social impact of environmental issues > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-857744-3
Barcode:	9780198577447

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