The handicap principle : a missing piece of Darwin's puzzle /

"Illuminates an astonishing variety of signaling behaviors in animals ranging from ants and amebas to peacocks, gazelles, and humans. Essentially, the theory asserts that for animal signals to be effective, they must be reliable, and to be reliable they must impose a cost, or handicap, on the s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Zehavi, Amots
Other Authors:	Zahavi, Avishag
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Translated from Hebrew.
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Subjects:	Animal behavior. Animal communication. Sociaal diergedrag. Communicatie. Signalen. Evolutie. Animaux > Moeurs et comportement. Communication animale.
Online Access:	Publisher description

Table of Contents:

pt. 1. Partners in communication : Prey-predator interactions
Communication between rivals
Mate selection. pt. 2. Methods of communication : The fallacy of species-specific signals
Movements and ritualization
Vocalizations
Body parts that serve as signals
The use of color for showing off
Chemical communications. pt. 3. The handicap principle in social systems : Testing the bond
Parents and offspring
Babblers, competition for prestige, and the evolution of altruism
The social insects : why help the queen?
The parenting couple
Social amebas (cellular slime molds)
Parasite and host
Information centers. pt. 4. Humans : Humans.