Alternative reproductive tactics : an integrative approach / edited by Rui F. Oliveira, Michael Taborsky, H. Jane Brockmann.
| Other author | Oliveira, Rui F. |
| Other author | Taborsky, Michael. |
| Other author | Brockmann, H. Jane. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. |
| Description | x, 507 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The evolution of alternative mating tactics : concepts and questions / Michael Taborsky, Rui F. Oliveira and H. Jane Brockmann -- Alternative reproductive tactics and the evolution of alternative allocation phenotypes / H. Jane Brockmann and Michael Taborsky -- Phylogenetic analysis of alternative reproductive tactics : problems and possibilities / Victor C. Almada and Joana I. Robalo -- Modeling alternative mating tactics as dynamic games / Jeffrey R. Lucas and Richard D. Howard -- The roles of genes and the environment in the expression and evolution of alternative tactics / Douglas J. Emlen -- Neuroendocrine mechanisms of alternative reproductive tactics : the chemical language of reproductive and social plasticity / Andrew H. Bass and Paul M. Forlano -- Hormones and alternative reproductive tactics in vertebrates / Rui F. Oliveira, Adelino V.M. Canario and Albert F.H. Ros -- Alternative reproductive tactics in insects / H. Jane Brockmann -- The expression of crustacean mating strategies / Stephen M. Shuster -- Alternative reproductive tactics in fish / Michael Taborsky -- Alternative reproductive tactics in amphibians / Kelly R. Zamudio and Lauren M. Chan -- Alternative reproductive tactics in reptiles / Ryan Calsbeek and Barry Sinervo -- Alternative reproductive tactics in birds / Oliver Krüger -- Alternative reproductive tactics in nonprimate male mammals / Jerry O. Wolff -- Alternative reproductive tactics in primates / Joanna M. Setchell -- Communication and the evolution of alternative reproductive tactics / David Gonçalves, Rui F. Oliveira and Peter K. McGregor -- Alternative mating tactics and mate choice for good genes or good care / Brian Neff -- Conflict between the sexes and alternative reproductive tactics within a sex / Suzanne H. Alonzo -- Cooperative breeding as an alternative reproductive tactic / Walter D. Koenig and Janis L. Dickinson -- Integrating mechanisms and function : prospects for future research / H. Jane Brockmann, Rui Oliveira and Michael Taborsky. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2008000262 |
| ISBN | 9780521832434 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0521832438 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780521540063 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0521540062 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QL 761 .A48 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |