Review of Survival, Reproduction, and Behavior by JR Krebs and NB Davies

摘要: In addition to their edited volumes for specialists in behavioral ecology, Krebs and Davies have published two previous versions of this textbook aimed at introducing the field to undergraduates and others seeking to understand an evolutionary approach to the study of behavior. Although the general topics are the same as in previous editions, examples have been updated and sections on new techniques such as DNA fingerprinting added.All of the expected topics are covered in the 15 chapters: decision-making and optimality, predator-prey relations, competition, sociality and cooperation, altruism, sexual selection, mating systems, parental care, and communication. The authors also include sections on hypothesis-testing and the comparative method, and a concluding chapter with some caveats about the validity of basic assumptions used in the study of behavioral adaptations. While clearly suitable for a course …