01750cam a2200349 i 4500 387223511 TxAuBib 20190725120000.0 921023s1993||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 92039740 9780632035465 0632035463 (OCoLC)26974412 TxAuBib rda Krebs, J. R., (John R.) An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology / J.R. Krebs, N.B. Davies ; drawings by Jan Parr. 3rd ed. Cambridge, MA : Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1993. 420 pages soft bound : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-405) and indexes. 1. Natural selection, ecology and behaviour -- 2. Testing hypotheses in behavioural ecology -- 3. Economic decisions and the individual -- 4. Predators versus prey: evolutionary arms races -- 5. Competing for resources -- 6. Living in groups -- 7. Fighting and assessment -- 8. Sexual conflict and sexual selection -- 9. Parental care and mating systems -- 10. Alternative breeding strategies -- 11. On selfishness and altruism -- 12. Co-operation and helping in birds, mammals and fish -- 13. Altruism in the social insects -- 14. The design of signals: ecology and evolution -- 15. Conclusion. 20190725. Animal ecology. Developmental biology. Selection (Genetics.) Animal behavior. Ecologie. Davies, N. B., 1952-, (Nicholas B.)