Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 562 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
ISBN:
9780511781360
Content:
Humans live in large and extensive societies and spend much of their time interacting socially. Likewise, most other animals also interact socially. Social behaviour is of constant fascination to biologists and psychologists of many disciplines, from behavioural ecology to comparative biology and sociobiology. The two major approaches used to study social behaviour involve either the mechanism of behaviour - where it has come from and how it has evolved, or the function of the behaviour studied. With guest articles from leaders in the field, theoretical foundations along with recent advances are presented to give a truly multidisciplinary overview of social behaviour, for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Topics include aggression, communication, group living, sexual behaviour and co-operative breeding. With examples ranging from bacteria to social mammals and humans, a variety of research tools are used, including candidate gene approaches, quantitative genetics, neuro-endocrine studies, cost-benefit and phylogenetic analyses and evolutionary game theory
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
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Introduction: the uphill climb of sociology: towards a new synthesis
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Profile: Undiminished passion
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Part I. Foundations: 1. Nature-nurture interactions
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Part II. Themes: 7. Aggression: towards an integration of gene, brain and behaviour
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Part III. Implications: 16. Personality and individual social specialisation
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521883177
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521709620
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780521883177
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511781360
