| Description |
xi, 243 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The cultured animal, in which the discovery of culture is reported -- Genetic love, in which the failure of genetic determination to explain the choice of a mate is discussed -- Guppy love, in which experiments by the author and others explaining culture and the choice of a mate are described -- The meaning of culture, in which the theoretical framework of culture is deconstructed -- Meme again, in which the idea of discrete cultural particles is described -- Are you my type? In which culture and genes are shown to interact in surprising ways -- Animal civilization, in which the mechanics of animal education, the most potent of social forces, is revealed -- AFTERWORD: Understanding our behavior. |
| Subject |
Animal behavior.
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| ISBN |
0684864533 |
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