The Evolution of Mammalian Sociality in an Ecological Perspective

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Jones, Clara B. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Ecology,
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Animal ecology.; Applied ecology.; Ecology.; Evolutionary biology.; Life Sciences.; Animal Ecology.; Theoretical Ecology/Statistics.; Evolutionary Biology.; Applied Ecology.

This brief discusses factors associated with group formation, group maintenance, group population structure, and other events and processes (e.g., physiology, behavior) related to mammalian social evolution. Within- and between-lineages, features of prehistoric and extant social mammals, patterns an...