Animal Contests

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    Animal Contests Editors: Mark Briffa, Ian C. W. Hardy Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: Cambridge University Press
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    Pages: 379 Illustrations and other contents: 14 Tables, black and white; 11 Plates, color; 40 Halftones, unspecified; 30 Line drawings, unspecified Language: English ISBN: 9780521887106 Categories: ,

    Contests are an important aspect of the lives of diverse animals, from sea anemones competing for space on a rocky shore to fallow deer stags contending for access to females. Why do animals fight? What determines when fights stop and which contestant wins? Addressing fundamental questions on contest behaviour, this volume presents theoretical and empirical perspectives across a range of species. The historical development of contest research, the evolutionary theory of both dyadic and multiparty contests, and approaches to experimental design and data analysis are discussed in the first chapters. This is followed by reviews of research in key animal taxa, from the use of aerial displays and assessment rules in butterflies and the developmental biology of weapons in beetles, through to interstate warfare in humans. The final chapter considers future directions and applications of contest research, making this a comprehensive resource for both graduate students and researchers in the field.

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    'All the contributions are detailed, authoritative and clearly written, providing a thorough, critical picture of, as appropriate, current theory on the evolution of animal contests or the current status of relevant empirical research in particular kinds of animal. Taken as a whole, the editors have achieved their aim of providing an across-the-board perspective on the evolution of contest behaviour in animals that links a very extensive body of theory to a growing body of relevant empirical data.' Felicity Huntingford, Animal Behaviour

    Author Biography

    Ian C. W. Hardy is an Associate Professor and Reader in the School of Biosciences at the University of Nottingham, UK. Mark Briffa is an Associate Professor (Reader) in the School of Marine Science and Engineering at Plymouth University, UK.