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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Titre(s) : Animal social networks [Texte imprimé] / edited by Jens Krause... [et al.]
Publication : Oxford (GB) : Oxford university press, cop. 2015
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVII-260 p.) : ill. ; 26 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 215-254
The scientific study of networks - computer, social, and biological - has received
an enormous amount of interest in recent years. However, the network approach has
been applied to the field of animal behaviour relatively late compared to many other
biological disciplines. Understanding social network structure is of great importance
for biologists since the structural characteristics of any network will affect its
constituent members and influence a range of diverse behaviours. These include finding
and choosing a sexual partner, developing and maintaining cooperative relationships,
and engaging in foraging and anti-predator behavior. This novel text provides an overview
of the insights that network analysis has provided into major biological processes,
and how it has enhanced our understanding of the social organisation of several important
taxonomic groups. It brings together researchers from a wide range of disciplines
with the aim of providing both an overview of the power of the network approach for
understanding patterns and process in animal populations, as well as outlining how
current methodological constraints and challenges can be overcome. This book is principally
aimed at graduate level students and researchers in the fields of ecology, zoology,
animal behaviour, and evolutionary biology but will also be of interest to social
scientists
Sujet(s) : Comportement social des animaux
Indice(s) Dewey :
591.56 (23e éd.) = Comportement relatif au cycle de vie (animaux)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780199679041. - ISBN 0199679045 (rel.). - ISBN 9780199679058. - ISBN 0199679053
(rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb443330942
Notice n° :
FRBNF44333094
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
