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QL751 .Z44 1999eb
QL751
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Z44
1999eb
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0198026021
(Number (ISBN
9780198026020
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b724588
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
The handicap principle :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
a missing piece of Darwin's puzzle /
First Statement of Responsibility
Amotz and Avishag Zahavi ; with Naama Zahavi-Ely and Melvin Patrick Ely ; illustrations by Amir Balaban.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1999.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xvi, 286 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Originally published in 1997.
Text of Note
Translated from Hebrew.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-260) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
pt. 1. Partners in communication : Prey-predator interactions -- Communication between rivals -- Mate selection. pt. 2. Methods of communication : The fallacy of species-specific signals -- Movements and ritualization -- Vocalizations -- Body parts that serve as signals -- The use of color for showing off -- Chemical communications. pt. 3. The handicap principle in social systems : Testing the bond -- Parents and offspring -- Babblers, competition for prestige, and the evolution of altruism -- The social insects : why help the queen? -- The parenting couple -- Social amebas (cellular slime molds) -- Parasite and host -- Information centers. pt. 4. Humans : Humans.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Ever since Darwin, animal behavior has intrigued and perplexed human observers. The elaborate mating rituals, lavish decorative displays, complex songs, calls, dances and many other forms of animal signaling raise fascinating questions. To what degree can animals communicate within their own species and even between species? What evolutionary purpose do such communications serve? Perhaps most importantly, what can animal signaling tell us about our own non-verbal forms of communication? In The Handicap Principle, Amotz and Ashivag Zahavi offer a unifying theory that brilliantly explains many p.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Handicap principle.
International Standard Book Number
9780195129144
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Animal behavior.
Animal communication.
Animal behavior.
Animal communication.
SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Zoology-- General.
(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
SCI-- 070000
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
591
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59
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
QL751
Book number
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Z44
1999eb
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Zehavi, Amots.
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Zahavi, Avishag.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201209233131.0
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pn
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