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Mixed-species groups of animals : behavior, community structure, and conservation / Eben Goodale, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Guangxi, China, Guy Beauchamp, Independent Researcher, Montréal, Canada, Graeme D. Ruxton, School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, United Kongdom.
Author:
Goodale, Eban, author.

Beauchamp, Guy, author.

Ruxton, Graeme D., author.
Publication Information:
London, United Kingdom ; San Diego, CA, United States : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2017]
Call Number:
QH541.15.S64 G66 2017
Abstract:
Mixed-Species Groups of Animals: Behavior, Community Structure, and Conservation presents a comprehensive discussion on the mixed-species groups of animals, a spectacular and accessible example of the complexity of species interactions. They are found in a wide range of animals, including invertebrates, fish, mammals and birds, and in different habitats, both terrestrial and aquatic, throughout the world. While there are more than 500 articles on this subject scattered in separate categories of journals, there has yet to be a general, cross-taxa book-length introduction to this subject that summarizes the behavior and community structure of these groups. The authors first survey the diversity of spatial associations among animals and then concentrate on moving groups. They review the major classes of theories that have been developed to explain their presence, particularly in how groups increase foraging efficiency and decrease predation. Finally, they explore the intricacies of species interactions, such as communication, that explain species roles in groups and discuss what implications these social systems have for conservation. -- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9780128053553
Physical Description:
xi, 203 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 23 cm
Contents:
Introduction -- A diversity of mixed-species associations -- Moving mixed-species groups in different taxa -- Adaptive implications of mixed-species grouping : foraging, physical, and reproductive factors -- Adaptive implications of mixed-species grouping : predators and other antagonists -- Communication -- Leadership and sentinel behavior -- Mixed-species groups and conservation -- Conclusions.
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