Contests are an important aspect of the lives of diverse animals, from sea anemones competing for space on a rocky shore to fallow deer stags contending for access to females. Why do animals fight? What determines when fights stop and which contestant wins? Addressing fundamental questions on contest behaviour, this volume presents theoretical and empirical perspectives across a range of species. The historical development of contest research, the evolutionary theory of both dyadic and multiparty contests, and approaches to experimental design and data analysis are discussed in the firs Animal Contests - Ian C. W. Hardy, Mark Briffa od authora Ian C. W. Hardy, Mark Briffa a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
| Autor |
Ian C.W. Hardy, Mark Briffa |
| Jazyk |
anglický |
| Počet stran |
379 |
| Rok vydání |
2013 |
| Typ |
filmy |
| Nakladatelství |
Cambridge University Press |
