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BL
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| Record Number
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993747
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b748117
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| Main Entry
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Zehavi, Amots.
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| Title & Author
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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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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 1999.
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xvi, 286 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0195100352
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: 0195129148
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: 9780195100358
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: 9780195129144
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0195100352
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| Notes
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Originally published in 1997.
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Translated from Hebrew.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-260) and index.
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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The handicap principle is that signals are only taken seriously if the signal itself imposes a handicap on the signaller that would make cheating impossible or unprofitable. The Zahavis explore the wide-ranging implications of this theory.
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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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| Dewey Classification
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591.59
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| LC Classification
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QL751.Z44 1999
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| Added Entry
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Zahavi, Avishag.
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