Animal behavior
John Alcock
This edition has been completely rewritten, resulting in a more compact text. For the first time there are four-colour photographs and illustrations throughout.
Read Time: ~4.8 hr
The handicap principle
by Amotz and Avishag Zahavi (1999)
About this book
Ever since Darwin, animal behavior has intrigued and perplexed human observers. The elaborate mating rituals, lavish decorative displays, complex songs, calls, dances and many other forms of animal signaling raise fascinating questions. To what degree can animals communicate within their own species and even between species? What evolutionary purpose do such communications serve? Perhaps most importantly, what can animal signaling tell us about our own non-verbal forms of communication? In The Handicap Principle, Amotz and Ashivag Zahavi offer a unifying theory that brilliantly explains many p.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe handicap principle Lead Character
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