Analyzing animal societies : quantitative methods for vertebrate social analysis /

Analyzing animal societies : quantitative methods for vertebrate social analysis /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Whitehead, Hal.
Imprint:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 336 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Vertebrates -- Behavior -- Mathematical models. Animal societies -- Mathematical models. Social behavior in animals -- Mathematical models. Social behavior in animals -- Mathematical models. Vertebrates -- Behavior -- Mathematical models. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11187459

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ISBN:	9780226895246 0226895246 9786611966799 661196679X 9780226895215 0226895211 9780226895239 0226895238 1281966797 9781281966797
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-324) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Animals lead rich social lives. They care for one another, compete for resources, and mate. Within a society, social relationships may be simple or complex and usually vary considerably, both between different groups of individuals and over time. These social systems are fundamental to biological organization, and animal societies are central to studies of behavioral and evolutionary biology. But how do we study animal societies? How do we take observations of animals fighting, grooming, or forming groups and produce a realistic description or model of their societies?. Analyzing Animal Societ.
Other form:	Print version: Whitehead, Hal. Analyzing animal societies. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008 9780226895215 0226895211
Standard no.:	9786611966799

Table of Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Conventions and Abbreviations; 1: Analyzing Social Structure; 2: Technical Matters; 3: Observing Interactions and Associations:Collecting Data; 4: Describing Relationships; 5: Describing and Modeling Social Structure; 6: Comparing Societies; 7: What Determines Social Structure, and What Does Social Structure Determine?; 8: The Way Forward; 9: Appendices; References; Index.