TY  - GEN
AU  - Davies, Nicholas B.
AU  - Krebs, John R. 
AU  - West , Stuart A.
TI  - An introduction to behavioural ecology
SN  - 9781405114165
U1  - 591.51 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - UK
PB  - Wiley Blackwell
KW  - Animal ecology
KW  - Human behavior
KW  - Human ecology
KW  - Behavior evolution
KW  - Animal behavior
N1  - atural selection, ecology and behaviour --
Testing hypotheses in behavioural ecology --
Economic decisions and the individual --
Predators versus prey : evolutionary arms races --
Competing for resources --
Living in groups --
Sexual selection, sperm competition and sexual conflict --
Parental care and family conflicts --
Mating systems --
Sex allocation --
Social behaviors : altruism to spite --
Cooperation --
Altruism and conflict in the social insects --
Communication and signals --
Conclusion
N2  - This work covers the influence of natural selection on behaviour - an animal's struggle to survive and reproduce by exploiting and competing for resources, avoiding predators, selecting mates and caring for offspring, and how animal societies reflect both cooperation and conflict among individuals
UR  - www.wiley.com
ER  -