Behavioural Ecology

John R. Krebs,FRS, is Principal of Jesus College and Professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford, and a member of the House of Lords. Nicholas B. Davies, FRS, is Professor of Behavioural Ecology in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Pembroke College.

Part I: Introduction:. The Evolution of Behavioural Ecology: John R Krebs and Nicholas B Davies.

Part II: Mechanisms and Individual Behaviour:.

Introduction.

Sensory Systems and Behaviour: Rüdiger Wehner.

The Ecology of Information Use: Luc-Alain Giraldeau.

Recognition Systems: Paul W Sherman, Hudson K Reeve and David W Pfennig.

Managing Time and Energy: Innes C Cuthill and Alasdair I Houston.

Sperm Competition and Mating Systems: Timothy R Birkhead & Geoffrey A Parker.

Part III: From Individual Behaviour to Social Systems:.

Introduction.

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 and Craig Packer.

The Social Gene: David Haig.

Part IV: Life Histories, Phylogenies and Populations:.

Introduction.

Adaptation of Life Histories: Serge Daan and Joost M Tinbergen.

The Phylogenetic Foundations of Behavioural Ecology: Paul H Harvey and Sean Nee.

Causes and Consequences of Population Structure: Godfrey M Hewitt and Roger K Butlin.

Individual Behaviour, Populations and Conservation: John D Goss-Custard and William J Sutherland.

References.

Index