ECONOMICS IN NATURE by Ronald Noe (Editor), Jan A. R. A. M. Van Hooff (Editor), Peter Hammerstein (Editor) ( 9780521650144 )

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ECONOMICS IN NATURE
SOCIAL DILEMMAS, MATE CHOICE AND BIOLOGICAL MARKETS

By:

Ronald Noe (Editor), Jan A. R. A. M. Van Hooff (Editor), Peter Hammerstein (Editor)

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0521650143

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9780521650144

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

2 August, 2001

Pages:

292

Description:

Applies models of economic theory to behavioural and evolutionary ecology in humans and other animals.

Synopsis:

Since the development of game theory, the analysis of animal behaviour using the theories of economics has become a growing field of biological research in which models of games and markets play an important role. Studies of sexual selection, interspecific mutualism and intraspecific cooperation show that individuals exchange commodities to their mutual benefit; the exchange values of commodities are a source of conflict, and behavioural mechanisms such as partner choice and contest between competitors determines the composition of trading pairs or groups. These 'biological markets' can be examined to gain a better understanding of the underlying principles of evolutionary ecology. In this volume scientists from different disciplines combine insights from economics, evolutionary biology and the social sciences to look at comparative aspects of economic behaviour in humans and other animals. Aimed primarily at evolutionary biologists and anthropologists, it will also appeal to psychologists and economists interested in an evolutionary approach.

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42 b/w illus. 9 tables

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Cambridge University Press

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