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Analyzing Animal Societies
Hal Whitehead
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Description for Analyzing Animal Societies
Paperback. Presents a framework for analyzing social behavior and demonstrates how to put this framework into practice by collecting suitable data on the interactions and associations of individuals so that relationships can be described, and, from these, models can be derived. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 halftones, 28 line drawings, 59 tables. BIC Classification: PSVS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 205 x 26. Weight in Grams: 542.
Animals lead rich social lives. They care for one another, compete for resources, and mate. Within a society, social relationships may be simple or complex and usually vary considerably, both between different groups of individuals and over time. These social systems are fundamental to biological organization, and animal societies are central to studies of behavioral and evolutionary biology. But, how do we study animal societies? How do we take observations of animals fighting, grooming, or forming groups and produce a realistic description or model of their societies?"Analyzing Animal Societies" presents a conceptual framework for analyzing social behavior and demonstrates how ... Read more
Animals lead rich social lives. They care for one another, compete for resources, and mate. Within a society, social relationships may be simple or complex and usually vary considerably, both between different groups of individuals and over time. These social systems are fundamental to biological organization, and animal societies are central to studies of behavioral and evolutionary biology. But, how do we study animal societies? How do we take observations of animals fighting, grooming, or forming groups and produce a realistic description or model of their societies?"Analyzing Animal Societies" presents a conceptual framework for analyzing social behavior and demonstrates how ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
542g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226895239
SKU
V9780226895239
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99-50
About Hal Whitehead
Hal Whitehead is a University Research Professor in the Department of Biology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the author of Sperm Whales: Social Evolution in the Ocean, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
Reviews for Analyzing Animal Societies
"Analyzing Animal Societies introduces readers to the application of quantitative analyses to animal relationships and social structuring within populations. It is a powerful handbook that is timely and much needed." - Susanne Shultz, University of Liverpool"