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020			_a9781107338357 (ebook)
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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQL762 _b.C66 2016
082	0	0	_a591.56/3 _223
245	0	0	_aCooperative breeding in vertebrates : _bstudies of ecology, evolution, and behavior / _cedited by Walter D. Koenig, Janis L. Dickinson, Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University ; with illustrations by Stef den Ridder.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2016.
300			_a1 online resource (x, 379 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Jan 2016).
520			_aCooperative breeders are species in which individuals beyond a pair assist in the production of young in a single brood or litter. Although relatively rare, cooperative breeding is widespread taxonomically and continues to pose challenges to our understanding of the evolution of cooperation and altruistic behavior. Bringing together long-term studies of cooperatively breeding birds, mammals, and fishes, this volume provides a synthesis of current studies in the field. The chapters are organised by individual studies of particular species or (in the case of mole-rats) two closely related cooperatively breeding species. Each focuses not only on describing behavior and ecology but also on testing evolutionary hypotheses for the form and function of the diverse and extraordinary cooperative breeding lifestyles that have been discovered. This unique and comprehensive text will be of interest to graduate students and researchers of behavioral ecology and the evolution of cooperation.
650		0	_aParental behavior in animals.
650		0	_aAnimal societies.
700	1		_aKoenig, Walter D., _d1950- _eeditor.
700	1		_aDickinson, Janis L., _d1955- _eeditor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107043435
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107338357
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