Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Contributors ix
5. 1. Socioecology: Origins and Trends 1
6. PART 1. Monogamous Variations
7. 2. Polyandry in Spotted Sandpipers: The Impact of Environment and Experience 21
8. 3. Reproductive Strategies of Male and Female Moorhens (Gallinula chloropus) 43
9. 4. Ecology of Cooperation in Canids 64
10. 5. Sexual Asymmetries in the Life History of the Florida Scrub Jay 87
11. 6. Hornbill Social Dispersion: Variations on a Monogamous Theme 108
12. 7. Ecology and Social Evolution in the Mongooses 131
13. 8. Ecological Factors Influencing the Social Systems of Migratory Dabbling Ducks 153
14. PART II. Polygynous Patterns
15. 9. The Evolution of Social Behavior and Mating Systems in the Blackbirds (Icterinae) 175
16. 10. Ecological and Social Determinants of Cercopithecine Mating Patterns 201
17. 11. Resource Distribution, Social Competition, and Mating Patterns in Human Societies 217
18. 12. The Evolution of Mating Strategies in Male Antelopes 244
19. 13. Ecology and Sociality in Horses and Zebras 282
20. 14. Marmot Polygyny Revisited: Determinants of Male and Female Reproductive Strategies 303
21. 15. The Social Ecology of Gelada Baboons 332
22. 16. Ecology and Social Relationships in Two Species of Chimpanzee 352
23. 17. Male and Female Mating Strategies on Sage Grouse Leks 379
24. 18. Grouping, Associations, and Reproductive Strategies in Eastern Grey Kangaroos 399
25. 19. The Ecology of Sociality in Felids 429
26. 20. Social Evolution in Birds and Mammals 452
27. Acknowledgments 471
28. Literature Cited 475
29. Author Index 529