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Sociobiology / by Wilson, Edward O.(CARDINAL)138801;
Bibliography: pages 327-347.
Subjects: Social behavior in animals.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Social behaviour in mammals / by Poole, Trevor B.(CARDINAL)326735;
Bibliography: pages 212-241.
Subjects: Mammals; Social behavior in animals.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Millions of monarchs, bunches of beetles : how bugs find strength in numbers / by Waldbauer, Gilbert.(CARDINAL)316144;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-252) and index."Waldbauer tells us how individuals in insect aggregations communicate (or don't), how they coordinate their efforts, how some congregate the better to mate, how some groups improve the temperature and humidity of their microenvironment, and how others safeguard themselves (or the future of their kind) by amassing in such vast numbers as to confound predators."--Jacket.
Subjects: Insects; Social behavior in animals.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The private lives of birds : a scientist reveals the intricacies of avian social life / by Stutchbury, Bridget Joan,1962-; Stutchbury, Bridget Joan,1962-Bird detective.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-239) and index.Philandering flycatchers : why females cheat on their mates -- Monogamy in a tropical paradise : timing is everything -- Finicky females : what makes males look attractive -- Avian operas : mate choice by ear -- 'Til death do us part : why birds divorce -- Your turn or mine? : how birds parent -- Empty nest : finding a first home -- Fight or flight : territory defence and aggression -- Bird cities : why birds live in groups -- Frequent fliers : the demands of migration -- Can birds change with the times?
Subjects: Birds; Social behavior in animals.;
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Secret lives of ants / by Choe, Jae C.(CARDINAL)782735;
Includes bibliographical references.Introduction: My first journey to the ants -- The economics of ant society. Ants mean business : how the futuristic economics of ants maximizes their returns ; Economies of scale and rational business management : from joint ventures to multinational enterprises ; A 50-million-year tradition of farming : the massive underground mushroom farms of the leaf-cutter ants ; Ant ranchers : masters of dairy farming second only to mankind ; The world's first bodyguards : standing watch for room and board ; The charge of the ant brigade : the terrifying march of the army ants -- The culture of ant society. Talking with the ants : the clever designs of ant communication ; The ants come home : sense of direction and biological clocks ; Ants at work : maids, nannies, laborers, soldiers ; Con artists of the ant world : parasites that have cracked the ants' secret code ; Villains and monsters of the ant world : predators and parasites -- The politics of ant society. No children of their own : females in the service of an Amazon queen ; Conflict in the queendom : divine right of the queen? or, the will of the masses? ; Political conflict and international alliances : yesterday's comrade, today's enemy ; The foundation myth of the Aztec ant queendom : the queens' battle for the throne ; War and slavery : from full-scale slaughter to bloodless warfare -- Epilogue: To know them is to love them."In the great naturalist tradition of E.O. Wilson, Jae Choe takes readers into a miniature world dominated by six-legged organisms. This is the world of the ant, an insect that humans, as well as most other life forms, depend upon for their very survival. Easily one of the most important animals on earth, ants seem to mirror the actions, emotions, and industries of the human population, often more effectively than humans do themselves. They developed ranching and farming long before humans, and their division of labor resembles the assembly lines of automobile factories and multinational enterprises. Self-sacrifice and a finely tuned chemical language are the foundations of their monarchical society, which is capable of waging large-scale warfare and taking slaves. Tales of their massacres and atrocities, as well as struggles for power, are all too reminiscent of our own. The reality of ant society is more fascinating than even the most creative minds could imagine. Choe combines expert scientific knowledge with a real passion for these minuscule marvels. His vivid descriptions are paired with captivating illustrations and photographs to introduce readers to the economics, culture, and intrigue of the ant world. All of nature is revealed through the secret lives of the amazing ants. In the words of the author, "Once you get to know them, you'll love them."--Provided by the publisher.
Subjects: Ants; Social behavior in animals.;
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Sociobiology : the new synthesis / by Wilson, Edward O.(CARDINAL)138801;
Bibliography: pages 599-663.
Subjects: Social behavior in animals.; Sociobiology.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Prairie dogs kiss and lobsters wave : how animals say hello / by Singer, Marilyn.(CARDINAL)126322; Chartier, Normand,1945-(CARDINAL)317733;
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Subjects: Animal communication.; Social behavior in animals.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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True love : 24 surprising stories of animal affection / by Buchholz, Rachel.(CARDINAL)501884; National Geographic Society (U.S.)(CARDINAL)140388;
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Animal behavior; Parental behavior in animals.; Social behavior in animals.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Spy in the wild. [videorecording] by Tennant, David,1971-narrator.(CARDINAL)346334; British Broadcasting Corporation,publisher.(CARDINAL)143648;
David Tennant.How different are people to animal cousins? In this highly entertaining series a new generation of spy cameras go right to the heart of the animal world to reveal just how similar they really are.DVD; Widescreen presentation; Region 1.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Nature television programs.; Television series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Wildlife television programs.; Courtship in animals.; Display behavior in animals.; Parental behavior in animals.; Play behavior in animals.; Social behavior in animals.;
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The social instinct : how cooperation shaped the world / by Raihani, Nichola.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-288) and index.The making of you and me -- A cold shudder -- Inventing the individual -- The renegades within -- The family way -- Of moms (and dads) -- Workers and shirkers -- Welcome to the family -- Years of babbling -- Immortals -- Ascending the throne -- Widening the net -- The social dilemma -- An eye for an eye -- Peacocking -- The reputation tightrope -- A different kind of ape -- Facebook for chimps -- Mutiny -- Here be dragons -- Take back control -- Victims of cooperation."Cooperation is the means by which life arose in the first place. It's how we progressed through scale and complexity, from free-floating strands of genetic material, to nation states. But given what we know about the mechanisms of evolution, cooperation is also something of a puzzle. How does cooperation begin, when on a Darwinian level, all that the genes in your body care about is being passed on to the next generation? Why do meerkat colonies care for one another's children? Why do babbler birds in the Kalahari form colonies in which only a single pair breeds? And how come some coral wrasse fish actually punish each other for harming fish from another species? A biologist by training, Raihani looks at where and how collaborative behavior emerges throughout the animal kingdom, and what problems it solves. She reveals that the species that exhibit cooperative behavior-teaching, helping, grooming, and self-sacrifice-most similar to our own tend not to be other apes; they are birds, insects, and fish, occupying far more distant branches of the evolutionary tree. By understanding the problems they face, and how they cooperate to solve them, we can glimpse how human cooperation first evolved. And we can also understand what it is about the way we cooperate that has made humans so distinctive-and so successful."--publisher's website.
Subjects: Cooperativeness.; Social behavior in animals.; Social evolution.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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