Rodent societies : an ecological & evolutionary perspective /
Rodent Societies synthesizes and integrates the current state of knowledge about the social behavior of rodents, providing ecological and evolutionary contexts for understanding their societies and highlighting emerging conservation and management strategies to preserve them. It begins with a summar...
| Други автори: | Wolff, Jerry., Sherman, Paul W., 1949- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2007.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=260259 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Rodent societies. |
| Резюме: |
Rodent Societies synthesizes and integrates the current state of knowledge about the social behavior of rodents, providing ecological and evolutionary contexts for understanding their societies and highlighting emerging conservation and management strategies to preserve them. It begins with a summary of the evolution, phylogeny, and biogeography of social and nonsocial rodents, providing a historical basis for comparative analyses. Subsequent sections focus on group-living rodents and characterize their reproductive behaviors, life histories and population ecology, genetics, neuroendocrine mec. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xv, 610 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-597) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780226905389 0226905381 128196686X 9781281966865 |