Alternative Reproductive Tactics

An Integrative Approach

Michael Taborsky editor Rui F Oliveira editor H Jane Brockmann editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:13th Mar '08

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An integrated reference book on variations in reproductive behaviour, for graduate students and researchers.

By integrating both mechanistic (psychological) and evolutionary (behavioural ecology) perspectives and by covering a great diversity of species, Alternative Reproductive Tactics addresses an exciting topic of long-standing interest, bringing together a multitude of otherwise scattered information in an accessible form that is ideal for graduate students and researchers.The study of alternative reproductive tactics (the behavioural strategies used by individuals to increase their reproductive success) is an evolutionary puzzle, and one of great interest to researchers. For instance, why do some males guard both nest and eggs, while others sneak into nests while pairs are spawning and fertilise those eggs? The field offers a special opportunity to study the evolution and functional causes of phenotypic variation, which is a general problem in the field of evolutionary biology. By integrating both mechanistic (psychological) and evolutionary (behavioural ecology) perspectives and by covering a great diversity of species, Alternative Reproductive Tactics addresses this integrated topic of longstanding interest, bringing together a multitude of otherwise scattered information in an accessible form that is ideal for graduate students and researchers.

'… even to the novice, the subject material of this book is fascinating. … well structured and clearly written with illustrative diagrams and excellent examples …' Biologist

ISBN: 9780521540063

Dimensions: 247mm x 189mm x 24mm

Weight: 1104g

518 pages