Marmots : social behavior and ecology

Author(s)

• Barash, David P.

Bibliographic Information

Marmots : social behavior and ecology

David P. Barash

Stanford University Press, 1989

Note

Bibliography: p. [341]-356

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A Stanford University Press classic.

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• Part I. Basic Biology: 1. Taxonomy, physical characteristics, habitats, and distribution
• 2. Seasonal patterns and hibernation
• 3. Daily activity cycles
• 4. Maintenance: foraging, predation, and burrows
• Part II. Social Behaviour: 5. Social structure
• 6. Descriptive anatomy of social behaviour
• 7. Behavioural ontogeny and individual differences
• 8. Male/male competition
• 9. Female/female competition
• 10. Kin selection
• Part III. Population Biology: 11. Mortality and survivorship
• 12. Reproductive effort
• 13. Dispersal
• Part IV. Basic Patterns and Correlations: 14. The sociobiology of marmots: towards a general theory
• Index.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA10841412
• ISBN:
  • 0804715343
• LCCN: 89004284
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Stanford, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: xvii, 360 p., [1] leaf of plates
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QL737.R638
  • DC19 : 599.32/32
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Marmots -- Behavior
  • LCSH : Marmots -- Ecology
  • LCSH : Social behavior in animals