Dunbar Reproductive Decisions

An Economic Analysis of Gelada Baboon Social Strategies
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-5384-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 45, 276 Seiten

Reihe: Monographs in Behavior and Ecology

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Dunbar, Robin

Dunbar, Robin I. M.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Säugetiere (Mammalia) Primaten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

FrontMatter, pg. i
Contents, pg. v
Acknowledgments, pg. ix
1 Introduction, pg. 3
2 Structure of Gelada Populations, pg. 16
3 Ecological Constraints, pg. 24
4 Demographic Processes, pg. 32
5 Social Structure of Reproductive Units, pg. 39
6 Constraints on Female Reproduction, pg. 51
7 The Female’s Socio- Reproductive Strategies, pg. 56
8 A Decision Model of Female Reproductive Strategies, pg. 77
9 The Female’s Tactical Options, pg. 90
10 The Male’s Loyalty Problem, pg. 106
11 Rules and Decisions in Harem Acquisition, pg. 124
12 An Economic Model of Male Reproductive Strategies, pg. 145
13 Tactical Options Open to Males, pg. 165
14 Dynamics of Strategy Choice, pg. 182
15 Two Final Problems About Males, pg. 208
16 Evolutionary Decisions Under Conflicts of Interest, pg. 223
References, pg. 245
Author Index, pg. 259
Subject Index, pg. 262