Cooperative Breeding in Mammals (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521038287)

Cooperative breeding refers to a social system in which individuals other than the parents provide care for the offspring. Since individuals delay breeding and invest in the offspring of others, cooperative breeding poses a challenge to a Darwinian explanation of the evolution of social behavior. The contributors to this book explore the evolutionary, ecological, behavioral, and physiological basis of cooperative breeding in mammals. The book contains a collection of chapters by the leading researchers in the field, and it is the first book dedicated exclusively to the study of mammalian cooperative breeding.

Author: Nancy G. Solomon
ISBN-10: 0521038286
ISBN-13: 9780521038287
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/02/2007
Pages: 408
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.91d