Cooperative Breeding in Mammals
Contributors: Nancy G. Solomon (Editor); Jeffrey A. French (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 2, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780521038287
Subjects: Animal behaviour; Animal reproduction; Mammals; Science; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Zoology - Mammals; Mammals--Behavior; Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals; Science / Zoology; Life Sciences - Zoology - General
First sentence: Behavioral biologists and comparative psychologists have long been interested in species that display a social system labeled "cooperative breeding," in which members of the social group assist in rearing young that are not their own offspring.