Bacteria have evolved a wide range of mechanisms to harm and kill their competitors,
including chemical, mechanical and biological weapons. Here we review the incredible …

Selection should favour accurate information gathering regarding the likely costs and
benefits of continued conflict. Here we consider how variation in the abilities of contestants …

The book aims to integrate our understanding of mammalian societies into a novel synthesis
that is relevant to behavioural ecologists, ecologists, and anthropologists. It adopts a …

Every form of behaviour is shaped by trial and error. Such stepwise adaptation can occur
through individual learning or through natural selection, the basis of evolution. Since the …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

Why are most animal signals reliable? This is the central problem for evolutionary biologists
interested in signals. A number of theoretical answers have been proposed and empirical …

Confidence is an essential ingredient of success in a wide range of domains ranging from
job performance and mental health to sports, business and combat,,,. Some authors have …

With their large brains, elaborate sense organs and complex behaviour, cephalopods are
among the world's most highly evolved invertebrates. This second edition summarises the …

Many male animals wield ornaments or weapons of exaggerated proportions. We propose
that increased cellular sensitivity to signaling through the insulin/insulin-like growth factor …

Models of Adaptive Behaviour sets out a framework for adaptive explanations of behaviour,
and applies this to give analyses of a range of biological issues such as energetic gain …