Author : Vero Copner Wynne-Edwards
Publisher : Edinburgh : Oliver and Boyd
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 698 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Animal Dispersion in Relation to Social Behaviour by : Vero Copner Wynne-Edwards
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.