Phylogenies and the Comparative Method in Animal Behaviour - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0195092104 ISBN 13: 9780195092103

Casa editrice: OUP USA, 1996

Riassunto

This book considers the impact of modern phylogenetic comparative methods on the study of animal behaviour. It discusses the main issues that need to be considered in the design of a comparative study, and reviews statistical methods that are proposed for such research. Possible differences between the evolution of behaviour and the evolution of morphology using some of these modern techniques, comparative data, and phylogenies, are also considered.

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Contenuti

• 1: Phylogenetics in behavior
• 2: The statistical analysis of interspecific data
• 3: How to study comparative methods for discrete characters
• 4: The mechanistic bases of behavioral evolution
• 5: Geographic variation in behavior
• 6: Phylogenetic liability and rates of phenotypic evolution
• 7: Comparing behavioral and morphological characters as indicators of phylogeny
• 8: The phylogenetic content of avian courtship display and song evolution
• 9: Comparative analysis of the origins and losses of eusociality
• 10: Using comparative approaches to integrate behavior and population biology
• 11: Phylogenetic interpretations of primate socioecology
• 12: Using cladistic analysis of comparative data to reconstruct the evolution of cognitive development in hominids

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: OUP USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0195092104
• ISBN 13: 9780195092103
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 432
• Redattore: Martins Emilia P.
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Ufficio Anagrafiche Messaggerie; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8.; Assago Milano; 20090; Italia