Analyzing Animal Societies: Quantitative Methods for Vertebrate Social Analysis

by Hal Whitehead

Book Overview

Animals lead rich social lives. They care for one another, compete for resources, and mate. Within a society, social relationships may be simple or complex and usually vary considerably, both between different groups of individuals and over time. These social systems are fundamental to biological organization, and animal societies are central to studies of behavioral and evolutionary biology. But how do we study animal societies? How do we take observations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226895238
• ISBN13: 9780226895239
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 8.9"