The Wellconnected Animal Social Networks And The Wondrous Complexity Of Animal Societies Lee Alan Dugatkin by Lee Alan Dugatkin 9780226818788, 0226818780 instant download after payment.

An engaging exploration of the wondrous social webs that permeate life in animal societies around the world.
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.