Sexual Segregation in Vertebrates

ISBN-13: 9780521835220 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 502 str.

Kathreen Ruckstuhl (University of Cambridge);Peter Neuhaus (University of Cambridge)

Opis

An understanding of sexual segregation is important in the explanation of life history and social preference, population dynamics and the conservation of rare species. This book explores the reasons why this behaviour has evolved and what factors contribute to it. Males and females of many species can, and do, live separately for long periods of time. This sexual segregation is widespread and can be on social, spatial or habitat scales.

Recenzje

“In addition to being a solid review, this first synthesis should serve to encourage discussion and promote further research in this area of behavioral ecology.” --Choice

Spis treści

Preface; Part I. Overview: 1. Sexual segregation and the ecology of the two sexes Kathreen E. Ruckstuhl and Tim H. Clutton-Brock; Part II. Concepts and Methodology: 2. Definitions, hypotheses, models and measures in the study of animal segregation Larissa Conradt; Part III. Foraging Ecology: 3. Sex differences in the foraging ecology of large mammalian herbivores Johan T. du Toit; 4. Sexual segregation in seals Ian J. Staniland; 5. Sexual differences in foraging behaviour and diets: a case-study of wandering albatrosses Jose C. Xavier and John P. Croxall; 6. Differences in foraging behaviour and feeding ecology in giant petrels Jacob Gonzáles-Solís and John P. Croxall; Part IV. Predator Avoidance and Reproductive Strategies: 7. Predation risk as a driving factor for size assortative shoaling and its implications for sexual segregation in fish Darren P. Croft, Jens Krause and Richard James; 8. Differences in habitat selection and reproductive strategies of male and female sharks David W. Sims; 9. Sex differences in reproductive strategies affect habitat choice in ungulates Martin B. Main and Johan T. du Toit; Part V. Sex-related Activities and Social Factors: 10. Activity asynchrony and social segregation Kathreen E. Ruckstuhl and Peter Neuhaus; 11. Sexual segregation in ungulates: from individual mechanisms to collective patterns Richard Bon, Jean-Louis Deneubourg, Jean-François Gerard and Pablo Michelena; 12. Sexual segregation in humans Anthony D. Pellegrini, Jeffrey D. Long and Elizabeth A. Mizerek; Part VI. Sexual Differences in Ecology: Comparisons within Different Taxa: 13. Ecological divergence between the sexes in reptiles Richard Shine and Mike Wall; 14. Sexual segregation in Australian marsupials Abigail M. MacFarlane and Graeme Coulson; 15. Social systems and ecology of bats John D. Altringham and Paula Senior; 16. Sociality and ecology of the odontocetes Robert Michaud; 17. Sexual segregation in non-human primates David P. Watts; Part VII. Implications for Conservation: 18. Sexual segregation in birds: patterns, processes and implications for conservation Paulo Catry, Richard A. Phillips and John P. Croxal; 19. Sexual segregation: a necessary consideration in wildlife conservation Esther S. Rubin and Vernon C. Bleich; Part VIII. Outlook: 20. Conclusions and future directions Peter Neuhaus, Kathreen E. Ruckstuhl and Larissa Conradt; References; Index.