Male mammals show a diverse array of mating bonds, including obligate monogamy,
unimale and group polygyny and promiscuity. These are associated with a wide variety of …

▪ Abstract Intraspecific variation in territory size and shape can have strong effects on
population structure and dynamics. The traditional theoretical approach to the study of …

Nationalism has become the most prevalent source of political conflict and violence in the
world. Scholarship has provided scant guidance about the prospects of containing the dark …

Cooperation is a ubiquitous behavior in many biological systems and is well-known for
promoting Allee effects. However, few studies have paid attention to mechanisms inducing …

The Shape of Thought: How Mental Adaptations Evolve presents a road map for an
evolutionary psychology of the twenty-first century. It brings together theory from biology and …

This book grew from small beginnings as I began to find unexpected patterns emerging from
the data in the literature. The more I thought about the way in which primate social systems …

This is the first book to collate and synthesize the recent burgeoning primary research
literature on dog behaviour, evolution, and cognition. The author presents a new ecological …

Otters are highly charismatic and popular animals of very considerable concern to
conservationists worldwide. Written by the pre-eminent authority in the field, this book builds …

A majority of the carnivore species are primarily solitary, having very little contact with
conspecifics (Gittleman, this volume). These solitary species have received less attention …

Throughout history, parents and communities have been concerned with ways to influence
the young. Children are born into many different types of worlds, and caregivers hope to …