Avoiding Attack : The Evolutionary Ecology of Crypsis, Aposematism, and Mimicry - Graeme D. Ruxton

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Avoiding Attack

The Evolutionary Ecology of Crypsis, Aposematism, and Mimicry

By: Graeme D. Ruxton, William L. Allen, Thomas N. Sherratt, Michael P. Speed

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Hardcover | 17 October 2018 | Edition Number 2

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Hardcover
304 Pages

Edition Type
Revised

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25.4 x 19.68 x 1.91

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Avoiding Attack discusses the diversity of mechanisms by which prey avoid predator attacks and explores how such defensive mechanisms have evolved through natural selection. It considers how potential prey avoid detection, how they make themselves unprofitable to attack, how they communicate this status, and how other species have exploited these signals. Using carefully selected examples of camouflage, mimicry, and warning signals drawn from a wide range of species and ecosystems, the authors summarise the latest research into these fascinating adaptations, developing mathematical models where appropriate and making recommendations for future study.
This second edition has been extensively rewritten, particularly in the application of modern genetic research techniques which have transformed our recent understanding of adaptations in evolutionary genomics and phylogenetics. The book also employs a more integrated and systematic approach, ensuring that each chapter has a broader focus on the evolutionary and ecological consequences of anti-predator adaptation. The field has grown and developed considerably over the last decade with an explosion of new research literature, making this new edition timely.

Industry Reviews

we enjoyed reading this new edition and cannot wait to recommend it to our students and colleagues ... the authors have done an excellent job at synthesizing the vast literature on predator-prey interactions into one relatively compact text. This makes this book a must read for any scientist or non-scientist who has any level of interest in the subject. * Swanne Gordon & Emily Burdfield, Washington University in St. Louis & University of Amsterdam, Basic and Applied Ecology *
This is the second edition of Avoiding Attack now thoroughly revised and updated with the help of Will Allen. Using the predatory sequence as a road map through classes of anti-predator defenses, 14 chapters systematically address the ways in which prey avoid detection, thwart recognition, dodge attack and prevent consumption. In the sense of being a comprehensive and thoughtful synthesis of a growing sub-field in behavioural/evolutionary ecology, it is an absolute tour de force. * Tim Caro, University of California, Davis, ISBE Newsletter *

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