عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
QL751 .Z44 1999
QL751
.
Z44
1999
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0195100352
(Number (ISBN
0195129148
(Number (ISBN
9780195100358
(Number (ISBN
9780195129144
Erroneous ISBN
0195100352
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b748117
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
xvi, 286 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
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
The handicap principle is that signals are only taken seriously if the signal itself imposes a handicap on the signaller that would make cheating impossible or unprofitable. The Zahavis explore the wide-ranging implications of this theory.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Animal behavior.
Animal communication.
Animal behavior.
Animal communication.
UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION (UDC)
Number
591.5
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
591
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59
Edition
21
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
QL751
Book number
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Z44
1999
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Zehavi, Amots.
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Zahavi, Avishag.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201204081052.0
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
Y
