Acknowledgements | |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Natural Selection, Ecology and Behaviour | p. 4 |
Testing Hypotheses in Behavioural Ecology | p. 24 |
Economic Decisions and the Individual | p. 48 |
Predators versus Prey: Evolutionary Arms Races | p. 77 |
Competing for Resources | p. 102 |
Living in Groups | p. 120 |
Fighting and Assessment | p. 147 |
Sexual Conflict and Sexual Selection | p. 175 |
Parental Care and Mating Systems | p. 208 |
Alternative Breeding Strategies | p. 244 |
On Selfishness and Altruism | p. 265 |
Co-operation and Helping in Birds, Mammals and Fish | p. 291 |
Altruism in the Social Insects | p. 318 |
The Design of Signals: Ecology and Evolution | p. 349 |
Conclusion | p. 375 |
References | p. 387 |
Author index | p. 407 |
Subject index | p. 412 |
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