{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-behavioural-ecology-by-stuart-a-west-9781405114165","title":"An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis textbook helped to define the field of Behavioural Ecology. In this fourth edition, the text has been completely revised, with new chapters and many new illustrations and full-colour photographs. The theme, once again, is the influence of natural selection on behaviour – an animal's struggle to survive and reproduce by exploiting and competing for resources, avoiding predators, selecting mates, and caring for offspring – and how animal societies reflect both cooperation and conflict among individuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStuart A. West has joined as a co-author, bringing his own perspectives and work on microbial systems into the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in the same engaging and lucid style as the previous editions, the authors explain the latest theoretical ideas using examples from micro-organisms, invertebrates, and vertebrates. There are boxed sections for some topics and marginal notes to help guide the reader. The book is essential reading for students of behavioural ecology, animal behaviour, and evolutionary biology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eLong-awaited new edition of a field-defining textbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eNew chapters, illustrations, and colour photographs\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eNew co-author\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eFocuses on the influence of natural selection on behaviour, and how animal societies reflect both cooperation and conflict among individuals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe long-awaited update to a classic in this field is now here, presenting new directions in thinking and addressing burning questions. Richly informed by progress in many other disciplines, such as sensory physiology, genetics, and evolutionary theory, it marks the emergence of behavioural ecology as a fully-fledged discipline.... This is a marvellous book, written in a lucid style. A must-read for those in the field, it is also a cornucopia of new thinking for anyone interested in evolution and behaviour.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Manfred Milinski, \u003cem\u003eNature,\u003c\/em\u003e 2012\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536181805292,"sku":"9781405114165","price":111.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781405114165-an-introduction-to-behavioural-ecology.jpg?v=1776379197","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/an-introduction-to-behavioural-ecology-by-stuart-a-west-9781405114165","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}