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Why are men, like other primate males, usually the aggressors & risk takers? Why do women typically have fewer sexual partners? Why is killing infants routine in some cultures, but forbidden in others? Why is incest everywhere taboo? Bobbi Low ranges from ancient Rome to modern America, from the Amazon to the Arctic, and from single-celled organisms to international politics to show that these and many other questions about human behavior largely come down to evolution and sex. More precisely, as she shows in this uniquely comprehensive and accessible survey of behavioral and evolutionary ecology, they come down to the basic principle that all organisms evolved to maximize their reproductive success & seek resources to do so. This book is a penetrating study of the deep motivations that underlie individual and social behavior.

#SBIB:316.21H42 --- #SBIB:39A4 --- biologie(biologische aspecten) --- sociologie (sociologische aspecten) --- antropologie (culturele antropologie, antropologische aspecten) --- gedrag --- gedragswetenschappen --- evolutietheorie (darwinisme) --- Theoretische sociologie: sociobiologie --- Toegepaste antropologie --- biologie(aspects biologiques) --- sociologie (aspects sociologiques) --- anthropologie (anthropologie culturelle, aspects anthropologiques) --- comportement --- sciences du comportement --- théorie de l'évolution (darwinisme) --- Gender role --- Social role --- Gender expression --- Sexism --- Human evolution --- Nature and nurture --- Sex role --- Sociobiology --- Biologism --- Human biology --- Psychology, Comparative --- Social evolution --- Sex (Psychology) --- Sex differences (Psychology) --- Environment --- Genetics and environment --- Heredity and environment --- Nature --- Nature versus nurture --- Nurture and nature --- Genetics --- Heredity --- Human beings --- Evolution (Biology) --- Physical anthropology --- Evolutionary psychology --- Social aspects --- Nurture --- Effect of environment on --- Origin --- Evolution. Phylogeny --- Human ecology. Social biology --- Human evolution. --- Nature and nurture. --- Sex role. --- Sociobiology. --- Homme --- Rôle selon le sexe --- Hérédité et milieu --- Sociobiologie --- Evolution --- Environment and genetics --- Environment and heredity --- Gender roles --- Gendered role --- Gendered roles --- Role, Gender --- Role, Gendered --- Role, Sex --- Roles, Gender --- Roles, Gendered --- Roles, Sex --- Sex roles

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This unique textbook introduces undergraduate students to quantitative models and methods in ecology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, and conservation. It explores the core concepts shared by these related fields using tools and practical skills such as experimental design, generating phylogenies, basic statistical inference, and persuasive grant writing. And contributors use examples from their own cutting-edge research, providing diverse views to engage students and broaden their understanding. This is the only textbook on the subject featuring a collaborative "active learning" approach that emphasizes hands-on learning. Every chapter has exercises that enable students to work directly with the material at their own pace and in small groups. Each problem includes data presented in a rich array of formats, which students use to answer questions that illustrate patterns, principles, and methods. Topics range from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and population effective size to optimal foraging and indices of biodiversity. The book also includes a comprehensive glossary. In addition to the editors, the contributors are James Beck, Cawas Behram Engineer, John Gaskin, Luke Harmon, Jon Hess, Jason Kolbe, Kenneth H. Kozak, Robert J. Robertson, Emily Silverman, Beth Sparks-Jackson, and Anton Weisstein. Provides experience with hypothesis testing, experimental design, and scientific reasoning Covers core quantitative models and methods in ecology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, and conservation Turns "discussion sections" into "thinking labs" Professors: A supplementary Instructor's Manual is available for this book. It is restricted to teachers using the text in courses. For information on how to obtain a copy, refer to: http://press.princeton.edu/class_use/solutions.html

Ecology --- Evolution (Biology) --- Conservation biology --- Ecologie --- Evolution (Biologie) --- Biologie de la conservation --- Research. --- Research --- Recherche --- Nature conservation --- Animal evolution --- Animals --- Biological evolution --- Darwinism --- Evolutionary biology --- Evolutionary science --- Origin of species --- Biology --- Evolution --- Biological fitness --- Homoplasy --- Natural selection --- Phylogeny --- Ecological research

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