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Why do baby sharks, hyenas, and pelicans kill their siblings? Why do beetles and mice commit infanticide? Why are twins and birth defects more common in older human mothers? A Natural History of Families concisely examines what behavioral ecologists have discovered about family dynamics and what the...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Why do baby sharks, hyenas, and pelicans kill their siblings? Why do beetles and mice commit infanticide? Why are twins and birth defects more common in older human mothers? A Natural History of Families concisely examines what behavioral ecologists have discovered about family dynamics and what these insights might tell us about human biology and behavior. Scott Forbes's engaging account describes an uneasy union among family members in which rivalry for resources often has dramatic and even fatal consequences. In nature, parents invest resources and control the allocation of resources among. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (ix, 231 pages :) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-228) and index. |
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| spelling | Forbes, Scott, 1958- A natural history of families / Scott Forbes. Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2007. 1 online resource (ix, 231 pages :) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-228) and index. Blame parents -- The optimistic parent -- Why parents play favorites -- How parents play favorites -- Family conflict -- Selfishness unconstrained -- Screening for offspring quality -- Why twins? -- Fatal sibling rivalry -- Family harmony -- Cannibalism and infanticide -- Brave new worlds -- Debunking the family myth. Print version record. Why do baby sharks, hyenas, and pelicans kill their siblings? Why do beetles and mice commit infanticide? Why are twins and birth defects more common in older human mothers? A Natural History of Families concisely examines what behavioral ecologists have discovered about family dynamics and what these insights might tell us about human biology and behavior. Scott Forbes's engaging account describes an uneasy union among family members in which rivalry for resources often has dramatic and even fatal consequences. In nature, parents invest resources and control the allocation of resources among. Reproduction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112953 Reproduction Social aspects. Families. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85047009 Parental behavior in animals. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85097995 Nuclear families. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009003435 Reproduction. Reproduction Aspect social. Familles. Comportement parental chez les animaux. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Conflict Resolution. bisacsh FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Abuse Elder Abuse. bisacsh FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Family Relationships. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences Zoology General. bisacsh Nuclear families fast Families fast Parental behavior in animals fast Reproduction fast has work: A natural history of families (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFyq8vqHdKTBc37bbM6rpX https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Forbes, Scott, 1958- Natural history of families. Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2007 9780691130354 (OCoLC)76798261 |
| spellingShingle | Forbes, Scott, 1958- A natural history of families / Blame parents -- The optimistic parent -- Why parents play favorites -- How parents play favorites -- Family conflict -- Selfishness unconstrained -- Screening for offspring quality -- Why twins? -- Fatal sibling rivalry -- Family harmony -- Cannibalism and infanticide -- Brave new worlds -- Debunking the family myth. Reproduction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112953 Reproduction Social aspects. Families. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85047009 Parental behavior in animals. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85097995 Nuclear families. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009003435 Reproduction. Reproduction Aspect social. Familles. Comportement parental chez les animaux. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Conflict Resolution. bisacsh FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Abuse Elder Abuse. bisacsh FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Family Relationships. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences Zoology General. bisacsh Nuclear families fast Families fast Parental behavior in animals fast Reproduction fast |
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| title | A natural history of families / |
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| title_full | A natural history of families / Scott Forbes. |
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| topic | Reproduction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112953 Reproduction Social aspects. Families. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85047009 Parental behavior in animals. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85097995 Nuclear families. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009003435 Reproduction. Reproduction Aspect social. Familles. Comportement parental chez les animaux. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Conflict Resolution. bisacsh FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Abuse Elder Abuse. bisacsh FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Family Relationships. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences Zoology General. bisacsh Nuclear families fast Families fast Parental behavior in animals fast Reproduction fast |
| topic_facet | Reproduction. Reproduction Social aspects. Families. Parental behavior in animals. Nuclear families. Reproduction Aspect social. Familles. Comportement parental chez les animaux. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Conflict Resolution. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Abuse Elder Abuse. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Family Relationships. SCIENCE Life Sciences Zoology General. Nuclear families Families Parental behavior in animals Reproduction |
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