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• catalog abstract "" ... Discusses the principles of the evolution of trophic and reproductive strategies: faunal interchange and the drift of continental land masses; the influence of body size on life-history strategies; the genetic basis of behavioral adaptation and the evolution of social behavior ... appendixes include extensive data on reproductive rate, litter size, interbirth interval, longevity, brain size, and metabolic rate for a wide variety of species."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b1536398.
• catalog created "c1981.".
• catalog date "1981".
• catalog date "c1981.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1981.".
• catalog description "" ... Discusses the principles of the evolution of trophic and reproductive strategies: faunal interchange and the drift of continental land masses; the influence of body size on life-history strategies; the genetic basis of behavioral adaptation and the evolution of social behavior ... appendixes include extensive data on reproductive rate, litter size, interbirth interval, longevity, brain size, and metabolic rate for a wide variety of species."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "31. Structure of social organizations [genetic basis] -- 32. Classification of mammalian social organizations [mating, sexual dimorphism and polygyny; rearing systems, foraging, refuging, predatory, etc.] -- 33. Toward a definition of the selective forces producing different grades of sociality -- 34. Synthesis.".
• catalog description "Bibliography: p. 509-599.".
• catalog description "Part 1. The historical perspective -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The history of mammals [animals] -- 3. The early radiations -- 4. The Edentata -- 5. The Pholidota -- 6. Conclusions concerning the early radiations -- 7. Madagascar as a refugium : the radiation of the Tenrecidae and other Madagascan mammals -- 8. The phylogeny of behavior : a mammalian baseline -- Part 2. Mammalian radiations on the contiguous continental land masses -- 9. The order Macroscelidea -- 10. The order Lagomorpha -- 11. The Order Rodentia -- 12. Insectivora -- 13. Grandorder Ferae -- 14. G. Archonta -- 15. G. Ungulata -- 16. Trends in the adaptation and distribution of the mammalia [feeding niches and their constraints ; Coevolution of species, competition between higher taxa, mammalian species diversity and niche occupancy, loss of species and the problem of extinction].".
• catalog description "Part 3. Macrophysiology and adaptation -- 17. Consideration of the mammalian size and metabolic rate -- 18. The influence of body size on live history -- 19. Feeding and foraging categories, some size constraints [food, foods, consequences of specialization for certain habitats & tropic specialization, environmental stresses] -- 20. Mammalian size-classes and their distribution according to nice and zoogeographic constraints -- 21. The relative size of the mammalian brain -- 22. Reproduction and development [intrauterine development and length of gestation ; variability of developmental time ; lactation & postnatal growth] -- 23. Reproduction and life history strategies [i.e. altricial young, etc.].".
• catalog description "Part 4. Behavior as a subject for study -- 25. Introduction -- 26. The genetic bases for behaviour patterns -- 27. A consideration of biological rhythms and temporal patterning -- 28. Description and classification of the behavioural elements common to generalized terrestrial mammals [sleep, rest, locomotion, autogrooming, elimination, breathing, drinking, feeding, artifacts, protective responses, etc.] -- 28. Interaction systems of generalized mammals [social interactions, courtship and sexual, offensive -- defensive, parental care, play, etc.] -- 30. Reproductive failure, social pathology, and the special case of infanticide [captivity, is it adaptive?; in primates?].".
• catalog extent "xx, 610 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0226195376 :".
• catalog issued "1981".
• catalog issued "c1981.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Chicago : University of Chicago Press,".
• catalog subject "Adaptation (Biology)".
• catalog subject "Adaptation, Biological.".
• catalog subject "Adaptive radiation (Evolution)".
• catalog subject "Biological Evolution.".
• catalog subject "CC6245".
• catalog subject "Mammals Behavior.".
• catalog subject "Mammals Evolution.".
• catalog subject "Mammals.".
• catalog subject "QL708.5 .E57".
• catalog tableOfContents "31. Structure of social organizations [genetic basis] -- 32. Classification of mammalian social organizations [mating, sexual dimorphism and polygyny; rearing systems, foraging, refuging, predatory, etc.] -- 33. Toward a definition of the selective forces producing different grades of sociality -- 34. Synthesis.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Part 1. The historical perspective -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The history of mammals [animals] -- 3. The early radiations -- 4. The Edentata -- 5. The Pholidota -- 6. Conclusions concerning the early radiations -- 7. Madagascar as a refugium : the radiation of the Tenrecidae and other Madagascan mammals -- 8. The phylogeny of behavior : a mammalian baseline -- Part 2. Mammalian radiations on the contiguous continental land masses -- 9. The order Macroscelidea -- 10. The order Lagomorpha -- 11. The Order Rodentia -- 12. Insectivora -- 13. Grandorder Ferae -- 14. G. Archonta -- 15. G. Ungulata -- 16. Trends in the adaptation and distribution of the mammalia [feeding niches and their constraints ; Coevolution of species, competition between higher taxa, mammalian species diversity and niche occupancy, loss of species and the problem of extinction].".
• catalog tableOfContents "Part 3. Macrophysiology and adaptation -- 17. Consideration of the mammalian size and metabolic rate -- 18. The influence of body size on live history -- 19. Feeding and foraging categories, some size constraints [food, foods, consequences of specialization for certain habitats & tropic specialization, environmental stresses] -- 20. Mammalian size-classes and their distribution according to nice and zoogeographic constraints -- 21. The relative size of the mammalian brain -- 22. Reproduction and development [intrauterine development and length of gestation ; variability of developmental time ; lactation & postnatal growth] -- 23. Reproduction and life history strategies [i.e. altricial young, etc.].".
• catalog tableOfContents "Part 4. Behavior as a subject for study -- 25. Introduction -- 26. The genetic bases for behaviour patterns -- 27. A consideration of biological rhythms and temporal patterning -- 28. Description and classification of the behavioural elements common to generalized terrestrial mammals [sleep, rest, locomotion, autogrooming, elimination, breathing, drinking, feeding, artifacts, protective responses, etc.] -- 28. Interaction systems of generalized mammals [social interactions, courtship and sexual, offensive -- defensive, parental care, play, etc.] -- 30. Reproductive failure, social pathology, and the special case of infanticide [captivity, is it adaptive?; in primates?].".
• catalog title "The mammalian radiations : an analysis of trends in evolution, adaptation, and behavior / John F. Eisenberg.".
• catalog type "text".