Perturbation Behavioural Feedbacks And Population Dynamics In Social Animals

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Perturbation, Behavioural Feedbacks, and Population Dynamics in Social Animals

Author : Daniel Oro
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780191884368
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (843 download)

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Download or read book Perturbation, Behavioural Feedbacks, and Population Dynamics in Social Animals written by Daniel Oro and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel, transdisciplinary work explains how perturbations (defined as strong disturbances or deviations to a system) can affect the population dynamics of social animals, including ourselves. Social responses to perturbations, especially dispersal processes, can also generate non-linear population dynamics, including the potential appearance of tipping points and critical population transitions, which can in turn lead to catastrophic shifts and collapses. The book describes the links between social behaviour (mainly the use of social information and social copying), and non-linear population dynamics at different spatial scales (local dynamics and meta-population dynamics), and their ecological and evolutionary consequences. Examples from the natural world illustrate each of the main themes (prospecting, habitat suitability, collective dispersal, and cultural evolution).

Perturbation, Behavioural Feedbacks, and Population Dynamics in Social Animals

Author : Daniel Oro
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198849834
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Perturbation, Behavioural Feedbacks, and Population Dynamics in Social Animals written by Daniel Oro and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-03-26 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel, transdisciplinary work explains how perturbations (defined as strong disturbances or deviations to a system) can affect the population dynamics of social animals, including ourselves. Social responses to perturbations, especially dispersal processes, can also generate non-linear population dynamics, including the potential appearance of tipping points and critical population transitions, which can in turn lead to catastrophic shifts and collapses. The book describes the links between social behaviour (mainly the use of social information and social copying), and non-linear population dynamics at different spatial scales (local dynamics and meta-population dynamics), and their ecological and evolutionary consequences. Examples from the natural world illustrate each of the main themes (prospecting, habitat suitability, collective dispersal, and cultural evolution). Human warfare and conflict, referred to in several chapters together with quantitative and qualitative examples, is also viewed as a form of perturbation and represents a paradigmatic example of the rationale behind this book. This applicability to our own species is particularly timely, given increased interest in both ecosystem change, human migration, and the global refugee crisis. Perturbation, Behavioural Feedbacks, and Population Dynamics in Social Animals will appeal to applied, theoretical, and evolutionary ecologists, particularly those working on the population and behavioural ecology of any social animal including humans. Its overlap with the study of complexity will also ensure its relevance and use to scientists from other disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, physics, computational science, economics, and mathematics.

Behavioural Responses to a Changing World

Author : Ulrika Candolin
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191633267
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Book Synopsis Behavioural Responses to a Changing World by : Ulrika Candolin

Download or read book Behavioural Responses to a Changing World written by Ulrika Candolin and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2012-06-14 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human-induced environmental change currently represents the single greatest threat to global biodiversity. Species are typically adapted to the local environmental conditions in which they have evolved. Changes in environmental conditions initially influence behaviour, which in turn affects species interactions, population dynamics, evolutionary processes and, ultimately, biodiversity. How animals respond to changed conditions, and how this influences population viability, is an area of growing research interest. Yet, despite the vital links between environmental change, behaviour, and population dynamics, surprisingly little has been done to bridge these areas of research. Behavioural Responses to a Changing World is the first book of its kind devoted to understanding behavioural responses to environmental change. The volume is comprehensive in scope, discussing impacts on both the mechanisms underlying behavioural processes, as well as the longer-term ecological and evolutionary consequences. Drawing on international experts from across the globe, the book covers topics as diverse as endocrine disruption, learning, reproduction, migration, species interactions, and evolutionary rescue.

Case Studies for Teaching Social Psychology

Author : Thomas Heinzen
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 1544393555
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Case Studies for Teaching Social Psychology written by Thomas Heinzen and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What captivates learners and interests them in studying social psychology? In Case Studies for Teaching Social Psychology, Tom Heinzen and Wind Goodfriend use brief, entertaining case stories to further enhance the historical context, evolution of, and challenges to major theories within the field. By employing a mix of unique, contemporary research and hallmark studies to illustrate classic concepts, Heinzen and Goodfriend steer students to explore new, meaningful ways of thinking about and connecting with foundational course concepts. In turn, this approach facilitates engaged conversation and deeper critical thinking both in and outside of the classroom.

From Individual Behaviour to Population Ecology

Author : William J. Sutherland
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780198549116
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (491 download)

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Book Synopsis From Individual Behaviour to Population Ecology by : William J. Sutherland

Download or read book From Individual Behaviour to Population Ecology written by William J. Sutherland and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Population dynamics and animal behavior are two subjects which have developed almost independently, despite widespread acceptance of the idea that they must be related. This book provides a novel framework for combining these two subjects and considers a range of conservation issues. Theauthor suggests how to extrapolate from behavioral interactions to population-level phenomena; each chapter presents a combination of theory and empirical examples, including modelling techniques. Students and researchers in animal behavior, population ecology, and conservation biology will welcomethis new approach.

Social Behaviour in Fluctuating Populations

Author : Andrew Cockburn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780709934264
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (342 download)

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Book Synopsis Social Behaviour in Fluctuating Populations by : Andrew Cockburn

Download or read book Social Behaviour in Fluctuating Populations written by Andrew Cockburn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1987-12-31 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book forges a synthesis between the discipline of behavioural ecology and what is known of the social behaviour and population dynamics of cyclic populations of vertebrates, with particular discussion of the cyclic voles and lemmings. Areas of uncertainty, and those which show promise are identified, and tests of competing hypotheses are suggested. Finally, the relevance of social dynamics to population growth and decline are examined, and a hypothesis on the role of aggressiveness in expanding populations is presented.

Animal Social Networks

Author : Dr. Jens Krause
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199679045
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Animal Social Networks written by Dr. Jens Krause and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scientific study of networks - computer, social, and biological - has received an enormous amount of interest in recent years. However, the network approach has been applied to the field of animal behaviour relatively late compared to many other biological disciplines. Understanding social network structure is of great importance for biologists since the structural characteristics of any network will affect its constituent members and influence a range of diverse behaviours. These include finding and choosing a sexual partner, developing and maintaining cooperative relationships, and engaging in foraging and anti-predator behavior. This novel text provides an overview of the insights that network analysis has provided into major biological processes, and how it has enhanced our understanding of the social organisation of several important taxonomic groups. It brings together researchers from a wide range of disciplines with the aim of providing both an overview of the power of the network approach for understanding patterns and process in animal populations, as well as outlining how current methodological constraints and challenges can be overcome. Animal Social Networks is principally aimed at graduate level students and researchers in the fields of ecology, zoology, animal behaviour, and evolutionary biology but will also be of interest to social scientists.

Animal Social Networks

Author : Dr. Jens Krause
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199679045
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Exploring Animal Social Networks

Author : Darren P. Croft
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691127522
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Exploring Animal Social Networks written by Darren P. Croft and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2008-07-21 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social network analysis is used widely in the social sciences to study interactions among people, groups, and organizations, yet until now there has been no book that shows behavioral biologists how to apply it to their work on animal populations. Exploring Animal Social Networks provides a practical guide for researchers, undergraduates, and graduate students in ecology, evolutionary biology, animal behavior, and zoology. Existing methods for studying animal social structure focus either on one animal and its interactions or on the average properties of a whole population. This book enables researchers to probe animal social structure at all levels, from the individual to the population. No prior knowledge of network theory is assumed. The authors give a step-by-step introduction to the different procedures and offer ideas for designing studies, collecting data, and interpreting results. They examine some of today's most sophisticated statistical tools for social network analysis and show how they can be used to study social interactions in animals, including cetaceans, ungulates, primates, insects, and fish. Drawing from an array of techniques, the authors explore how network structures influence individual behavior and how this in turn influences, and is influenced by, behavior at the population level. Throughout, the authors use two software packages--UCINET and NETDRAW--to illustrate how these powerful analytical tools can be applied to different animal social organizations.

Social Interaction in Animals: Linking Experimental Approach and Social Network Analysis

Author : Cédric Sueur
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889451224
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (894 download)

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Book Synopsis Social Interaction in Animals: Linking Experimental Approach and Social Network Analysis by : Cédric Sueur

Download or read book Social Interaction in Animals: Linking Experimental Approach and Social Network Analysis written by Cédric Sueur and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding the link between individual behaviour and population organization and functioning has long been central to ecology and evolutionary biology. Behaviour is a response to intrinsic and extrinsic factors including individual state, ecological factors or social interactions. Within a group, each individual can be seen as part of a network of social interactions varying in strength, type and dynamic. The structure of this network can deeply impact the ecology and evolution of individuals, populations and species. Within a group social interactions can take many forms and may significantly affect an individual’s fitness. These interactions may result in complex systems at the group-level, such as in the case of collective decisions (to migrate, to build nest or to forage). Among them, social transmission of information has been studied mostly in vertebrates: fish, birds and mammals including humans. In insects, social learning has been unambiguously demonstrated in social Hymenoptera but this probably reflects limited research effort and recent evidence show that even non-eusocial insects such as Drosophila, cockroaches and crickets can copy the behaviour of others. Compared to individual learning, which requires a trial and error period every generation, social learning can potentially result in the stable transmission of behaviours across generations, leading to cultural traditions in some species. The study of the processes which may facilitate or prevent this transmission and the analyses of the relationship between social network structure and efficiency of social transmission became these recent years an emerging and promising field of research. The goal of this research topic is to present the genetic and socio-environmental factors affecting social interaction and information or pathogen transmission with the integration of experimental approaches, social network analyses and modelling. Importantly, we aim to understand whether a relationship between social network structures and dynamics can reflect the efficiency of social transmission, i.e. can we use social network analysis to predict the social transmission of information or of pathogen, collective decision-making and ultimately the evolutionary trajectory of a group?

Animal Dispersion in Relation to Social Behaviour

Author : Vero Copner Wynne-Edwards
Publisher : Edinburgh : Oliver and Boyd
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 698 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Animal Dispersion in Relation to Social Behaviour written by Vero Copner Wynne-Edwards and published by Edinburgh : Oliver and Boyd. This book was released on 1962 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An outline of the principles of animal dispersion. The integration of social groups by visible signals. Dispersion in the breeding season: birds. Display characters and natural selection. Fourther consideration of castes in animal societies. Timing and synchronisation. Vertical migration of the plankton. Fluctuations, irruptions and emigrations. Recruitment through reproduction. Socially-induced mortality. Deferment of growth and maturity.

Social Foraging Theory

Author : Luc-Alain Giraldeau
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691048770
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Social Foraging Theory by : Luc-Alain Giraldeau

Download or read book Social Foraging Theory written by Luc-Alain Giraldeau and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2000-06-04 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although there is extensive literature in the field of behavioral ecology that attempts to explain foraging of individuals, social foraging--the ways in which animals search and compete for food in groups--has been relatively neglected. This book redresses that situation by providing both a synthesis of the existing literature and a new theory of social foraging. Giraldeau and Caraco develop models informed by game theory that offer a new framework for analysis. Social Foraging Theory contains the most comprehensive theoretical approach to its subject, coupled with quantitative methods that will underpin future work in the field. The new models and approaches that are outlined here will encourage new research directions and applications. To date, the analysis of social foraging has lacked unifying themes, clear recognition of the problems inherent in the study of social foraging, and consistent interaction between theory and experiments. This book identifies social foraging as an economic interaction between the actions of individuals and those of other foragers. This interdependence raises complex questions about the size of foraging groups, the diversity of resources used, and the propensity of group members to exploit each other or forage cooperatively. The models developed in the book will allow researchers to test their own approaches and predictions. Many years in development, Social Foraging Theory will interest researchers and graduate students in such areas as behavioral ecology, population ecology, evolutionary biology, and wildlife management.

Behaviour Based Models Population Dynamics and the Conservation of Social Mammals

Author : Philip Andrew Stephens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Behaviour Based Models Population Dynamics and the Conservation of Social Mammals written by Philip Andrew Stephens and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Social Behaviour, Social Organization and Population Dynamics in a Blacktailed Prairiedog Town in the Black Hills of South Dakota

Author : John A. King
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book Social Behaviour, Social Organization and Population Dynamics in a Blacktailed Prairiedog Town in the Black Hills of South Dakota written by John A. King and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Primer of Life Histories

Author : Jeffrey A. Hutchings
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192576259
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book A Primer of Life Histories written by Jeffrey A. Hutchings and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life histories can be defined as the means by which individuals (or more precisely genotypes) vary their age- or stage-specific expenditures of reproductive effort in response to genetic, phenotypic, and environmental correlates of survival and fecundity. Life histories reflect the expression of traits most closely related to individual fitness, such as age and size at maturity, number and size of offspring, and the timing of the expression of those traits throughout an individual's life. In addition to addressing questions of fundamental importance to ecology and evolution, life-history research plays an integral role in species conservation and management. This accessible primer encompasses the basic concepts, theories, and applied elements of life history evolution, including patterns of trait variability, underlying mechanisms of plastic/evolutionary change, and the practical utility of life-history traits as metrics of species/population recovery, sustainable exploitation, and risk of extinction. Empirical examples are drawn from the entire spectrum of life. A Primer of Life Histories is designed for readers from a broad range of academic backgrounds and experience including graduate students and researchers of ecology and evolutionary biology. It will also be useful to a more applied audience of academic/government researchers in fields such as wildlife biology, conservation biology, fisheries science, and the environmental sciences.

Observing Animal Behaviour

Author : Marian Stamp Dawkins
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191037443
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Observing Animal Behaviour written by Marian Stamp Dawkins and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2007-10-18 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the reader to the power of observation before, and sometimes instead of, experimental manipulation in the study of animal behaviour. It starts with simple and easily accessible methods suitable for student projects, before going on to demonstrate the possibilities that now exist for far more sophisticated analyses of observational data. At a time when animal welfare considerations are attracting political as well as scientific debate, the potential for non-intrusive studies on animals is being increasingly recognized. Observation emerges as a valuable alternative approach, often yielding highly informative results in situations (such as on zoos, farms or for wild animals) where more invasive experimental techniques would be undesirable, unethical or just plain impossible. However, to justify its place alongside experimentation as a rigorous scientific method, observation needs to be just as disciplined and systematic and have just as much attention paid to project design in the way that observations are made and recorded. Observing Animal Behaviour takes the reader through all these stages: from the initial observations, to the formulation of hypotheses, and their subsequent testing with further systematic observations. Although designed principally as a companion text for advanced undergraduate and students taking courses in animal behaviour, this accessible text will be essential reading for anyone wanting to study animal behaviour using observational methods rather than experimentation, and assumes no previous knowledge of animals, statistics or scientific method. It will be of particular relevance and use to those professional researchers and consultants in the behavioural sciences who seek a compact but comprehensive introduction to the quantitative observation of animal behaviour.

Insect Ecology

Author : Timothy D. Schowalter
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080508812
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Insect Ecology written by Timothy D. Schowalter and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2006-02-27 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Timothy Schowalter has succeeded in creating a unique, updated treatment of insect ecology. This revised and expanded text looks at how insects adapt to environmental conditions while maintaining the ability to substantially alter their environment. It covers a range of topics- from individual insects that respond to local changes in the environment and affect resource distribution, to entire insect communities that have the capacity to modify ecosystem conditions.Insect Ecology, Second Edition, synthesizes the latest research in the field and has been produced in full color throughout. It is ideal for students in both entomology and ecology-focused programs.NEW TO THIS EDITION:* New topics such as elemental defense by plants, chaotic models, molecular methods to measure disperson, food web relationships, and more* Expanded sections on plant defenses, insect learning, evolutionary tradeoffs, conservation biology and more* Includes more than 350 new references* More than 40 new full-color figures