Behavioural ecology : an evolutionary approach

A completely new set of contributions has been brought together once more to take account of the many exciting new developments in the field. Each chapter presents a balanced view of the subject, integrating a clear exposition of the theory with a critical discussion of how predictions have been tested by experiments and comparative studies. In addition, the book points to unreconciled issues and possible future developments. Edited by two of the most highly regarded experts in the field, this new volume contains contributions from an international authorship and continues the tradition of clarity and accessibility established by the three previous editions.

Introduction -- The evolution of behavioural ecology / John R. Krebs & Nicholas B. Davies -- Mechanisms and individual behavior -- Sensory systems and behaviour / Rudiger Wehner -- The ecology of information use / Luc-Alain Giraldeau -- Recognition systems / Paul W. Sherman, Hudson K. Reeve & David W. Pfennig -- Managing time and energy / Innes C. Cuthill & Alasdair I. Houston -- Sperm competition and mating systems / Timothy R. Birkhead & Geoffrey A. Parker -- From individual behaviour to social systems -- The evolution of animal signals / Rufus A. Johnstone -- Sexual selection and mate choice / Michael J. Ryan -- Sociality and kin selection in insects / Andrew F.G. Bourke -- Predicting family dynamics in social vertebrates / Stephen T. Emlen -- The ecology of relationships / Anne E. Pusey & Craig Packer -- The social gene / David Haig -- Life histories, phylogenies, and populations -- Adaptation of life histories / Serge Daan & Joost M. Tinbergen -- The phylogenetic foundations of behavioural ecology / Paul H. Harvey & Sean Nee -- Causes and consequences of population structure / Godfrey M. Hewitt & Roger K. Butlin -- Individual behaviour, populations, and conservation / John D.…