The evolution of sibling rivalry
by
Mock, Douglas W.
Title
:
The evolution of sibling rivalry
Author
:
Mock, Douglas W.
ISBN
:
9780198577447
9780198577430
Personal Author
:
Mock, Douglas W.
Publication Information
:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Physical Description
:
xiii, 464 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
:
Oxford series in ecology and evolution ;
Series Title
:
Oxford series in ecology and evolution ;
Contents
:
1. General introduction -- 2. Theory I: Hamilton's rule and the evolutionary limits of selfishness -- 3. Theory II: phenotypic models of sublethal sibling competition -- 4. Theory III: fatal sibling competition -- 5. Introduction to sibling rivalry in birds -- 6. Supply, demand, and dependability -- 7. Parent-offspring conflict I: introduction to theory -- 8. Parent-offspring conflict II: models of resolution -- 9. Parent-offspring conflict III: begging as an honest signal -- 10. Parent-offspring conflict IV: clutch size and sexual conflicts -- 11. Tests of parent-offspring conflict vs. collaboration -- 12. Sibling rivalry in birds -- 13. Mammalian sibling rivalry -- 14. Sibling rivalry in ectothermic vertebrates -- 15. Sibling rivalry in invertebrates -- 16. Sibling rivalry in plants -- 17. Epilogue.
Subject Term
:
Competition (Biology)
Familial behavior in animals.
Kin selection (Evolution)
Sibling rivalry.
Added Author
:
Parker, Geoffrey A.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| 1:IIEMSA | 1:GEN-BOOK | 33168025491107 | 591.56 M688E 1997 | 1 |