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OverviewLizards exhibit, in a form that is simpler to isolate and study, many of the same traits of higher vertebrates. For this reason, zoologists have long chosen lizards as model systems to address questions that are central to ecological and evolutionary theory. This books brings together many of the most active researchers currently using lizards to study the evolution of social behaviour, plus three experts on behaviour of other taxa for an outside perspective. Each author begins by developing one or more hypotheses, then presents data on a specific lizard system that addresses these issues. The chapters are arranged in three sections that reflect the primary levels at which behavioural ecologists examine adaptive variation in social behaviour: individual variation within populations; variation among different populations of the same species; and variation among several species. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stanley F. Fox (Regents Professor of Zoology, Oklahoma State University) , J. Kelly McCoy (Angelo State University) , Troy A. Baird (University of Central Oklahoma)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.726kg ISBN: 9780801868931ISBN 10: 0801868939 Pages: 456 Publication Date: 22 April 2003 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface List of Contributors Introduction: The Evolutionary Study of Social Behavior and the Role of Lizards as Model Organisms Part I: Variation Among Individuals Introduction Chapter 1. Intra- and Intersexual Variation in Social Behavior: Effects of Ontogeny, Phenotype, Resources, and Season. Chapter 2. Evolution and Maintenance of Social Status-Signaling Badges: Experimental Manipulations in Lizards. Chapter 3. Ecological and Social Contexts for the Evolution of Alternative Mating Strategies. Chapter 4. Social Behavior and Antipredatory Defense in Lizards. Part II: Variation Among Populations Introduction Chapter 5. Sexual Selection, Social Behavior, and the Environmental Potential for Polygyny. Chapter 6. Intraspecific Variation in Sexual Dimorphism and Mating System in Relation to Interisland Differences in Predation Pressure. Chapter 7. Island Biogeography of Morphology and Social Behavior in the Lava Lizards of the Galapagos Islands. Part III: Variation Among Species Introduction Chapter 8. Endocrinology of Species Differences in Sexually Dichromatic Signals: Using the Organization and Activation Model in a Phylogenetic Framework. Chapter 9. The Interplay Among Environment, Social Behavior, and Morphology: Iguanid Mating Systems. Chapter 10. Social Behavior at High and Low Elevations: Environmental Release and Phylogenetic Effects in Liolaemus. Chapter 11. Sexual Dimorphism in Body Size and Shape in Relation to Habitat Use Among Species of Caribbean Anolis Lizards. Literature Cited IndexReviewsVery well conceived! -- Martin Wikelski, Copeia <p>Very well conceived!--Martin Wikelski Copeia Author InformationStanley F. Fox is the Regents Professor of Zoology at Oklahoma State University. J. Kelly McCoy is an assistant professor of biology at Angelo State University. Troy A. Baird is a professor of biology at the University of Central Oklahoma. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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