| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 286 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Translated from Hebrew. |
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Originally published in 1997. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-260) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Animal behavior.
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Animal behavior. |
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Animal communication.
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Animal communication. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Zahavi, Avishag.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Zehavi, Amots. Handicap principle. New York : Oxford University Press, 1999 0195129148 9780195129144 (OCoLC)41316861 |
| ISBN |
9780198026020 (electronic book) |
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0198026021 (electronic book) |
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