Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-405) and indexes.
1. Natural selection, ecology and behaviour -- 2. Testing hypotheses in behavioural ecology -- 3. Economic decisions and the individual -- 4. Predators versus prey: evolutionary arms races -- 5. Competing for resources -- 6. Living in groups -- 7. Fighting and assessment -- 8. Sexual conflict and sexual selection -- 9. Parental care and mating systems -- 10. Alternative breeding strategies -- 11. On selfishness and altruism -- 12. Co-operation and helping in birds, mammals and fish -- 13. Altruism in the social insects -- 14. The design of signals: ecology and evolution -- 15. Conclusion.
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This volume contains new examples throughout and sections on developments such as: techniques of comparative analysis; the theory and application of DNA fingerprinting; and the latest ideas on sexual selection. It also has a new selection of colour plates.