Cannibalism: Ecology and Evolution among Diverse Taxa
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-854650-4 (ISBN)
Covering the contextual and taxonomic diversity of cannibalism, this book explains its costs, benefits, and consequences for a taxonomically broad distribution of species from lower eukaryotes to higher primates.
The authors, all experts in their taxon of interest, use theory developed for the analysis of foraging, sociality, demography, and genetics to assess the ecological and evolutionary causes and effects of cannibalism. The emerging picture from recent research challenges the view that cannibalism is either abnormal behaviour or an infrequent addition to the predator's usual diet.
M. Elgar & B. Crespi: Ecology and evolution of cannibalism; G. Dong & G. Polis: Dynamics of cannibalistic populations; C. Sargent: Ecology of filial cannibalism in fishes; D. Haig: Brood reduction in gymnosperms; D. Waddell: Cannibalism in lower eukaryotes; B. Baur: Cannibalism in gastropods; M. Elgar: Sexual cannibalism in spiders and other invertebrates; L. Stevens: Cannibalism in beetles; B. Crespi: Cannibalism and trophic eggs in subsocial and eusocial insects; P. Kukuk: Cannibalism in social bees; C. Fitzgerald & F. Whoriskey: Empirical studies of cannibalism in fish; M. Crump: Cannibalism in amphibians; M. Stanback & W. Koenig: Cannibalism in birds; R. Elwood: Pup cannibalism in rodents; M. Hiraiwa-Hasegawa: Cannibalism among non-human primates.
Zusatzinfo | figures, tables |
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Verlagsort | Oxford |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 159 x 242 mm |
Gewicht | 751 g |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-19-854650-5 / 0198546505 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-854650-4 / 9780198546504 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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