The dance of the Arabian babbler : birth of an ethological theory / Vinciane Despret ; translated by Jeffrey Bussolini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Despret, Vinciane, author.

Series:

Univocal book

A univocal book

Standardized Title:

Naissance d'une théorie éthologique. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Animal behavior.

Physical Description:

xviii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Embedding herself in the field alongside ethologists in the Negev desert, Vinciane Despret reflects on scientists' processes of constructing theories within the milieu of the animals they study"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I The Ethological Debates

1. The Theoretical Context: The Two Paradoxes Of The Theory Of Evolution

Altruism

Sexual Selection

2. Rituals Between Altruism And Reproductive Function

pt. II The Dance of the Babbler

3. The Arabian Babbler

4. Models And Methods: Outline Of A Field Study

5. Narratives And Metaphors

6. Models And Fictions.

Notes:

Originally published in French as Naissance d'une théorie éthologique: La danse du cratérope écaillé. Copyright Synthélabo, 1996.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781517911522

1517911524

OCLC:

1201297717

Publisher Number:

99988070867