Author : Stanley F. Fox
Release : 2003-02-25
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 931/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Lizard Social Behavior by : Stanley F. Fox
Download or read book Lizard Social Behavior written by Stanley F. Fox. This book was released on 2003-02-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: The evolutionary study of social behavior and the role of lizards as model organisms / Stanley F. Fox, J. Kelly McCoy and Troy A. Baird -- Variation among individuals. Introduction / Peter Marler. Intra- and intersexual variation in social behavior : effects of ontogeny, phenotype, resources, and season / Troy A. Baird, Dusti K. Timanus and Chris L. Sloan. Evolution and maintenance of social status-signaling badges : experimental manipulations in lizards / Martin J. Whiting, Kenneth A. Nagy and Philip W. Bateman. Ecological and social contexts for the evolution of alternative mating strategies / Kelly R. Zamudio and Barry Sinervo. Social behavior and antipredatory defense in lizards / William E. Cooper, Jr. -- Variation among populations. Introduction / Gordon H. Orians.