G. Hepper (ed.)

Kin Recognition

Herausgeber: Hepper, Peter G.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Kin recognition, the ability to identify and respond differentially to one's genetic relatives, is one of the fastest growing and most exciting areas of ethology. Dr Hepper has brought together leading researchers in the field to create a thought-provoking and critical analysis of our current knowledge of the phenomenon, with particular emphasis on the underlying processes involved, and their significance for the evolution of social behaviour. Students of animal behaviour and evolutionary biology will find this book an invaluable source of information and ideas.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 470
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 908g
• ISBN-13: 9780521372671
• ISBN-10: 0521372674
• Artikelnr.: 29337117

Inhaltsangabe

Contributors
Preface
1. Introduction P. G. Hepper
2. The correlation between kinship and behaviour in non-human primates I. S. Bernstein
3. Cooperation and reciprocity in birds and mammals J. D. Ligon
4. Kinship and fellowship in ants and social wasps P. Jaisson
5. Successes and failures of parent-offspring recognition in animals M. D. Beecher
6. Kinship, kin discrimination and mate choice criteria C. J. Barnard and P. G. M. Aldous
7. Genetic components of kin recognition in mammals E. A. Boyse
8. Kin recognition in amphibians B. Waldman
9. Kin recognition cues of vertebrates Z. T. Halpin
10. Recognizing kin: ontogeny and classification P. G. Hepper
11. Parental states as mechanisms for kinship recognition and deception about relatedness R. W. Elwood
12. Fetal learning: implications for the development of kin recognition S. R. Robinson and W. P. Smotherman
13. Information processing and storage during filial imprinting M. H. Johnson
14. The honey bee as a model kin recognition system W. M. Getz
15. Mutual mother-infant recognition in humans R. H. Porter
References
Index.