The evolution of sibling rivalry

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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.

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Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Copy	Status
Searching... IIEMSA	General Books	33168025491107	591.56 M688E 1997	1	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

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 a clear and accessible style that should appeal to both academics and natural historians.