Búsqueda de LIBROS DEL AUTOR: michael d breed

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  • THE GENETICS OF SOCIAL EVOLUTION
    MICHAEL D BREED / ROBERT E PAGE
    The contributor’s primary goal in organizing this book was to initiate a synthesis of thought on how genetics structures the behavior of individual animals that live within complex social systems. To do this they have brought together leading theorists and empiricists who apply genetics to the study of eusocial insect evolution. ...

    $1,200.00

  • THE BIOLOGY OF SOCIAL INSECTS
    MICHAEL D. BREED / CHARLES D. MICHENER / HOWARD E. EVANS
    In this book internationally known experts provide a comprehensive view of current knowledge of social insect biology including much previously unpublished information. Particular emphasis is given to the relationships between social insects and humans; sections are devoted to economically important social insects, pollination, foraging, and the role of insects in ecosystems an...

    $1,040.00

  • PHEROMONE COMMUNICATION IN SOCIAL INSECTS
    ROBERT K VANDER MEER / MICHAEL D BREED / MARK WINSTON / KARL E ESPELIE
    Bringing together for the first time prominent researchers in social insect pheromone communication, including nestmate recognition, this book looks at ants, wasps, bees, and termites, highlighting areas of convergence and divergence among these groups, and identifying areas that need further investigation. Presenting broad synthetic overviews as well as species-specific studie...

    $1,200.00

  • THE AFRICAN HONEY BEE
    MARLA SPIVAK / DAVID J C FLETCHER / MICHAEL D BREED
    This book is the first review of the scientific literature on the Africanized honey bee. The African subspecies Apis mellifera scutellata (formerly adansonii) was introduced into South America in 1956 with the intent of cross-breeding it with other subspecies of bees already present in Brazil to obtain a honey bee better adapted to tropical conditions. Shortly after its introdu...

    $1,200.00

  • CONCEPTUAL BREAKTHROUGHS IN ETHOLOGY AND ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
    MICHAEL D. BREED
    Conceptual Breakthroughs in Ethology and Animal Behavior highlights, through concise summaries, the most important discoveries and scientific revolutions in animal behavior. These are assessed for their relative impact on the field and their significance to the forward motion of the science of animal behavior. Eighty short essays capture the moment when a new concept emerged or...

    $465.00

  • ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
    BREED, MICHAEL D. / MOORE, JANICE
    The Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior has engaged—with great success—the efforts of many of the best behavioral biologists of the 21st century. Section editors drawn from the most accomplished behavioral scientists of their generation have enrolled an international cast of highly respected thinkers and writers—all of whom have taken great care and joy in illuminating every imagin...

    $11,887.00

  • FIELD AND LABORATORY EXERCISES IN ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
    TILLBERG, CHADWICK V. / BREED, MICHAEL D. / HINNERS, SARAH J.
    INSTRUCTORS, interested in requesting a review copy? Register at http://textbooks.elsevier.com today!For animal behavior, ethology, and behavioral ecology courses, this laboratory manual is the first of its kind in this subject area that guides students through the diverse and fascinating fields of behavioral and ethological studies, employing a wide array of organisms as model...

    $470.00

  • ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
    BREED, MICHAEL D. / MOORE, JANICE
    Animal Behavior, Second Edition, covers the broad sweep of animal behavior from its neurological underpinnings to the importance of behavior in conservation. The authors, Michael Breed and Janice Moore, bring almost 60 years of combined experience as university professors to this textbook, much of that teaching animal behavior. An entire chapter is devoted to the vibrant new ...

    $1,063.00

  • THE GENETICS OF SOCIAL EVOLUTION
    MICHAEL D BREED / ROBERT E PAGE
    The contributor’s primary goal in organizing this book was to initiate a synthesis of thought on how genetics structures the behavior of individual animals that live within complex social systems. To do this they have brought together leading theorists and empiricists who apply genetics to the study of eusocial insect evolution. ...

    $1,200.00