Marmot Biology: Sociality, Individual Fitness, and Population Dynamics

ISBN-13: 9781107656529 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 419 str.

Kenneth B. Armitage

Opis

Focusing on physiological and behavioral factors, this book places the social biology of marmots in an environmental context.

Recenzje

'This thought-provoking volume miraculously condenses more than 41 years of research on the evolution and ecology of not only the yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) but incorporates the comparative biology of the other 14 species of marmots into only 400 pages of text.' John L. Koprowski, The Quarterly Review of Biology

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. The Diversity and Evolutionary History of Marmots: 1. Marmots in human culture: from folklore to research; 2. Marmots: their history and diversity; 3. Marmot habitats; 4. Use of resources; 5. Evolution of sociality; 6. Body-mass variation; 7. Hibernation energetics and the circannual rhythm; Part II. Biotic and Abiotic Environments: 8. The environment of the yellow-bellied marmot; 9. Environmental physiology; Part III. Social Structure and Behavior of the Yellow-Bellied Marmot: 10. The role of kinship: resource sharing; 11. The role of kinship: social behavior and matriline dynamics; 12. Social behavior: play and individuality; 13. Communication; 14. Alarm responses of the yellow-bellied marmot; Part IV. Reproductive Success: 15. Male reproductive success; 16. Female reproductive success; Part V. Population Dynamics: 17. Basic demography; 18. Dispersal and immigration; 19. Metapopulation dynamics; 20. Population regulation or population limitation; Part VI. The Future of Marmots: 21. Climate change and conservation; 22. Major life-history traits; References; Index.