Phylogenies and the Comparative Method in Animal Behaviour

By: Emilia P. Martins (Editor)

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Hardcover | 11 April 1996

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In the last ten years, the "comparative method" has been revolutionized by modern statistical ways of incorporating phylogenies into the design and analysis of comparative studies. The results of this revolution are particularly important in the study of animal behavior, which has relied on interspecific comparisons to infer universal trends and evolutionary patterns. The chapters of this edited volume consider the impact of modern phylogenetic comparative methods on the study of animal behavior and discuss the main issues that need to be considered in design and analysis of a comparative study, considers possible differences between the evolution of behavior and the evolution of morphology, and reviews how phylogenetic comparative studies have been used in certain areas of behavioral research.

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"Should prove insightful for anyone studying animal behavior, behavioral ecology, neuroethology, sociobiology, and for biologists in general."--BIOSIS "That it is crucial reading and should be owned by every ethologist interested in comparing the behavior of different taxa goes without saying. But it should also be read by any other '-ologist' who believes that, when applied appropriately, thinking phylogenetically is a crucial component of modern organismal biology."--Northwest Science "Should prove insightful for anyone studying animal behavior, behavioral ecology, neuroethology, sociobiology, and for biologists in general."--BIOSIS

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