Population, Ecology, and Social Evolution
Author: Steven Polgar
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 2011-06-03
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 3110815605
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Steven Polgar
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 2011-06-03
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 3110815605
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Judith Korb
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2008-02-23
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 3540759573
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The time is ripe to investigate similarities and differences in the course of social evolution in different animals. This book brings together renowned researchers working on sociality in different animals to deal with the key questions of sociobiology. For the first time, they compile the evidence for the importance of ecological factors in the evolution of social life, ranging from invertebrate to vertebrate social systems, and evaluate its importance versus that of relatedness.
Author: Tamás Székely
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-11-18
Total Pages: 575
ISBN-13: 0521883172
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A comprehensive analysis of the genetic, ecological and phylogenetic aspects of social behaviour, by experts in the field.
Author: Philip W. Hedrick
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 472
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Steven A. Frank
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2019-12-31
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 0691206821
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is a masterly theoretical treatment of one of the central problems in evolutionary biology, the evolution of social cooperation and conflict. Steven Frank tackles the problem with a highly original combination of approaches: game theory, classical models of natural selection, quantitative genetics, and kin selection. He unites these with the best of economic thought: a clear theory of model formation and comparative statics, the development of simple methods for analyzing complex problems, and notions of information and rationality. Using this unique, multidisciplinary approach, Frank makes major advances in understanding the foundations of social evolution. Frank begins by developing the three measures of value used in biology--marginal value, reproductive value, and kin selection. He then combines these measures into a coherent framework, providing the first unified analysis of social evolution in its full ecological and demographic context. Frank also extends the theory of kin selection by showing that relatedness has two distinct meanings. The first is a measure of information about social partners, with close affinity to theories of correlated equilibrium and Bayesian rationality in economic game theory. The second is a measure of the fidelity by which characters are transmitted to future generations--an extended notion of heritability. Throughout, Frank illustrates his methods with many examples, including a complete reformulation of the theory of sex allocation. The book also provides a unique "how-to" guide for constructing models of social behavior. It is essential reading for evolutionary biologists and for economists, mathematicians, and others interested in natural selection.
Author: Adam Lomnicki
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 1988-03-21
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 0691084629
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A common tendency in the field of population ecology has been to overlook individual differences by treating populations as homogeneous units; conversely, in behavioral ecology the tendency has been to concentrate on how individual behavior is shaped by evolutionary forces, but not on how this behavior affects population dynamics. Adam Lomnicki and others aim to remedy this one-sidedness by showing that the overall dynamical behavior of populations must ultimately be understood in terms of the behavior of individuals. Professor Lomnicki's wide-ranging presentation of this approach includes simple mathematical models aimed at describing both the origin and consequences of individual variation among plants and animals. The author contends that further progress in population ecology will require taking into account individual differences other than sex, age, and taxonomic affiliation--unequal access to resources, for instance. Population ecologists who adopt this viewpoint may discover new answers to classical questions of population ecology. Partly because it uses a variety of examples from many taxonomic groups, this work will appeal not only to population ecologists but to ecologists in general.
Author: Julian Haynes Steward
Publisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 422
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Laurence Mueller
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2019-11-19
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 0128160144
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Although biologists recognize evolutionary ecology by name, many only have a limited understanding of its conceptual roots and historical development. Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Ecology fills that knowledge gap in a thought-provoking and readable format. Written by a world-renowned evolutionary ecologist, this book embodies a unique blend of expertise in combining theory and experiment, population genetics and ecology. Following an easily-accessible structure, this book encapsulates and chronologizes the history behind evolutionary ecology. It also focuses on the integration of age-structure and density-dependent selection into an understanding of life-history evolution. Covers over 60 seminal breakthroughs and paradigm shifts in the field of evolutionary biology and ecology Modular format permits ready access to each described subject Historical overview of a field whose concepts are central to all of biology and relevant to a broad audience of biologists, science historians, and philosophers of science
Author: Joan Roughgarden
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 664
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is a reprint of a classic which synthesizes population, genetics, and population genetics to form one of the first books on evolutionary ecology. Written by one of the foremost authorities in the field, it is designed as an introduction useful to readers at various levels from diverse backgrounds. It features balanced, readable coverge of both elementary and advanced topics that are essential to those interested in evolutionary biology, ecology, animal behavior, sociobiology, and paleobiology.
Author: Bo Ebenman
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1988-12-22
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →At last both ecology and evolution are covered in this study on the dynamics of size-structured populations. How does natural selection shape growth patterns and life cycles of individuals, and hence the size-structure of populations? This book will stimulate biologists to look into some important and interesting biological problems from a new angle of approach, concerning: - life history evolution, - intraspecific competition and niche theory, - structure and dynamics of ecological communities.