Courtship: An Ethological Study

by Margaret Bastock

Book Overview

This concise but thorough study of courtship behavior in fish, birds, and arthropods is the first rigorous examination of the evolutionary origins and mechanisms of courtship and its contribution to biological success. Demonstrating the fruitfulness of an empirically based, inductive approach to understanding courtship, the book also explains clearly how principles of modern evolutionary theory can be successfully employed in studying behavior.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0202309118
• ISBN13: 9780202309118
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"