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" The handicap principle : "
Amotz and Avishag Zahavi ; with Naama Zahavi-Ely and Melvin Patrick Ely ; illustrations by Amir Balaban.
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970218
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b724588
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Zehavi, Amots.
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The handicap principle : : a missing piece of Darwin's puzzle /\ Amotz and Avishag Zahavi ; with Naama Zahavi-Ely and Melvin Patrick Ely ; illustrations by Amir Balaban.
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 1999.
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1 online resource (xvi, 286 pages) :: illustrations
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0198026021
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: 9780198026020
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Originally published in 1997.
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Translated from Hebrew.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-260) and index.
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pt. 1. Partners in communication : Prey-predator interactions -- Communication between rivals -- Mate selection. pt. 2. Methods of communication : The fallacy of species-specific signals -- Movements and ritualization -- Vocalizations -- Body parts that serve as signals -- The use of color for showing off -- Chemical communications. pt. 3. The handicap principle in social systems : Testing the bond -- Parents and offspring -- Babblers, competition for prestige, and the evolution of altruism -- The social insects : why help the queen? -- The parenting couple -- Social amebas (cellular slime molds) -- Parasite and host -- Information centers. pt. 4. Humans : Humans.
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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.
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Animal behavior.
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Animal communication.
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Animal behavior.
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Animal communication.
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Zoology-- General.
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591.59
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QL751.Z44 1999eb
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Zahavi, Avishag.
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