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    The Ecology of Social Behavior
    The Ecology of Social Behavior
    The Ecology of Social Behavior
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    The Ecology of Social Behavior

    By Bozzano G Luisa

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    The chapters in this book discuss and summarize the ecological factors affecting and effecting the formation of animal social groups and thereby address one of the central issues confronting researchers and students in sociobiology. The objectives are to review what is known about the impact of ecological factors in the formation and maintenance of social groups. Numerous examples have been drawn from a variety of phyla.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAcademic Press
    Release dateMay 28, 1988
    ISBN9780323137850
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