The Behavioural Biology of Aggression

John Archer (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

1988
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-34790-7 (ISBN)

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The purpose of this book is to elucidate the general principles underlying animal aggression. Aggressive encounters occur even in very simple organisms, and are at the roots of human conflict. A general framework is provided by dividing forms of aggression according to their function - protection of the individual, offspring defence and competition. Within each functional group, the principles underlying the variety of aggressive behaviour in different species, the sexes and different life-cycle stages, are considered, and this is followed by a discussion of the mechanisms through which animals achieve the various functional ends. Aggression is viewed as one possible solution to a recurrent set of problems animals encounter in their natural environments. In any one case, the control and form of aggression are seen as the result of the interaction of past evolutionary environments, developmental influences and current circumstances.

Preface; 1. The history and aims of aggression research; 2. A functional framework for the evolution of aggression; 3. Protective aggression: a functional analysis; 4. Mechanisms of protective aggression and their relation to function; 5. Parental aggression: a functional analysis; 6. Mechanisms of parental aggression and their relation to function; 7. Competitive aggression: a functional analysis; 8. Mechanisms of competitive aggression and their relation to function; 9. fighting strategies: game theory models; 10. Mechanisms of fighting strategies; References; Indices.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	29.4.1988
Reihe/Serie	Cambridge Studies in Behavioural Biology
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	400 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
ISBN-10	0-521-34790-4 / 0521347904
ISBN-13	978-0-521-34790-7 / 9780521347907
Zustand	Neuware