The first book-length exploration of behavioral mechanisms in evolutionary ecology, this
ambitious volume illuminates long-standing questions about cause-and-effect relations …

Evolutionary Behavioral Ecology is intended to be used as a text for graduate students and a
sourcebook for professional scientists seeking an understanding of the evolutionary and …

Abstract Information about proximate behavioral mechanisms is required to answer a variety
of important questions about the evolution of behavioral and other traits. For instance …

Modem molecular genetic methods have undoubtedly opened many doors to the study of
the neurobiological bases of behavior. A wholly molecular approach, however, yields little …

The hypothesis that evolved behaviors play a determining role in facilitating and impeding
the evolution of other traits has been discussed for more than 100 years with little consensus …

How does the environment shape the ways an animal processes information and makes
decisions? How do constraints imposed on nervous systems affect an animal's activities? To …

Animals in nature are constantly managing multiple demands, and decisions about how to
adjust behavior in response to ecologically relevant demands is critical for fitness. Evidence …

The vibrant synergism between studies of behavioural ecology and evolutionary biology is
well illustrated by the results of using phylogenetic trees to help tackle problems in the two …

Behavioral ecology and ecology have projects in common. Community ecology can provide
behavioral ecology with the tools to ask realistic questions about the current action of natural …

In the context of social evolution, the ecological drivers of selection are the phenotypes of
other individuals. The social environment can thus evolve, potentially changing the adaptive …