Social Behaviour in Fluctuating Populations
Download or Read eBook Social Behaviour in Fluctuating Populations PDF written by Andrew Cockburn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1987-12-31 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Andrew Cockburn |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 1987-12-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0709934262 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780709934264 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Social Behaviour in Fluctuating Populations by : Andrew Cockburn
Book excerpt: This book forges a synthesis between the discipline of behavioural ecology and what is known of the social behaviour and population dynamics of cyclic populations of vertebrates, with particular discussion of the cyclic voles and lemmings. Areas of uncertainty, and those which show promise are identified, and tests of competing hypotheses are suggested. Finally, the relevance of social dynamics to population growth and decline are examined, and a hypothesis on the role of aggressiveness in expanding populations is presented.
