The Well-Connected Animal : Social Networks and the Wondrous Complexity of Animal Societies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dugatkin, Lee Alan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal behavior.

Social behavior in animals.

Social networks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2024.

Summary:

"It’s all about who you know. Whether vampire bats sharing blood meals for survival, field crickets remembering champion fighters, macaque monkeys forming grooming pacts after a deadly hurricane, or great tit birds learning the best way to steal milk—it pays to be well connected. In this tour of the animal kingdom, evolutionary biologist Lee Alan Dugatkin reveals a new field of study, uncovering social networks that existed long before the dawn of human social media. He accessibly describes the latest findings from animal behavior, evolution, computer science, psychology, anthropology, genetics, and neurobiology, and incorporates interviews and insights from researchers he finds swimming with manta rays, avoiding pigeon poop, and stopping monkeys from stealing iPads. With Dugatkin as our guide, we investigate social networks in giraffes, elephants, kangaroos, Tasmanian devils, whales, bats, and more. From animal networks in Australia and Asia to Africa, Europe, and the Americas, The Well-Connected Animal is an eye-opening exposé of wild friends, enemies, and everything in between"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. The Networked Animal

2. The Ties That Bind

3. The Food Network

4. The Reproduction Network

5. The Power Network

6. The Safety Network

7. The Travel Network

8. The Communication Network

9. The Culture Network

10. The Health Network

Afterword

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Dugatkin, Lee Alan The Well-Connected Animal

ISBN:

9780226818795

OCLC:

1424750953