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Description: |
xii, 307 pages illustrations 25 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Co-operation and competition in social behavior, by W. Etkin. -- Neuroendocrine correlation in vertebrates, by W. Etkin. -- The physiological analysis of aggressive behavior, by D.E. Davis. -- Reproductive behaviors, by W. Etkin. -- Biological bases for reproductive behavior, by F.A. Beach. -- Control of behavior cycles in reproduction, by D.S. Lehrman. -- Theories of animal socialization and communication, by W. Etkin. -- The evolution of signaling devices, by N. Tinbergen. -- The effects of early experience on social behavior and organization, by J.P. Scott. -- Types of social organization in birds and mammals, by W. Etkin. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: An analytical description of social behavior in four of the chapters by the editor. Five chapters are contributed by active experimentalists; each author covers recent developments in the area of his own specialty. |
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Index - Uncontrolled: |
Animal Behaviour and Ethology |