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Economics in Nature: Social Dilemmas, Mate Choice and Biological Markets
Contributor(s): Noë, Ronald (Editor), Van Hooff, Jan A. R. A. M. (Editor), Hammerstein, Peter (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0521650143     ISBN-13: 9780521650144
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $126.35  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2001
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Annotation: 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 behavioral 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 behavior in humans and other animals.
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - General
- Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
Dewey: 591.56
LCCN: 00065154
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.44" W x 9.22" L (1.39 lbs) 292 pages
Review Citations: Choice 03/01/2002 pg. 1262
Scitech Book News 12/01/2001 pg. 77
 
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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 behavioral 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 behavior in humans and other animals.
 
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