The well-connected animal : social networks and the wondrous complexity of animal societies
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Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2024.
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Book
ISBN
9780226818788, 0226818780 : HRD
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xiii, 217 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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Published
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2024.
Language
English
ISBN
9780226818788, 0226818780 : HRD
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-208) and index.
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"In the cloud forests of Monteverde, Costa Rica, pairs of male long-tailed manakins-clad in their stunning, red, blue, and black plumage-use perches as a stage for a coordinated song-and-dance to attract mates. Because the potential benefits are so great,males compete intensely for access to the stage. Who wins that competition? If you want a good perch to attract a mate, you need to have connections-and be deeply embedded in the manakin social network from the days of your youth. This is just one example in biologist and science writer Lee Alan Dugatkin's book The Well-Connected Animal. Drawing on work in animal behavior, evolution, computer science, psychology, anthropology, and genetics, Dugatkin enlightens readers about the role of social networks for animals in the wild. Readers will learn that social networks play a key role in the lives of giraffes, elephants, kangaroos, many a primate and bird species, Tasmanian devils, honeybees, whales, bats, badgers, field crickets, manta rays, and more. Interviews and insights from researchers offer a front row seat to understanding animal behavior and uncovering animal networks"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dugatkin, L. A. (2024). The well-connected animal: social networks and the wondrous complexity of animal societies . The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dugatkin, Lee Alan, 1962-. 2024. The Well-connected Animal: Social Networks and the Wondrous Complexity of Animal Societies. The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dugatkin, Lee Alan, 1962-. The Well-connected Animal: Social Networks and the Wondrous Complexity of Animal Societies The University of Chicago Press, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dugatkin, Lee Alan. The Well-connected Animal: Social Networks and the Wondrous Complexity of Animal Societies The University of Chicago Press, 2024.
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