Social Behavior of Female Vertebrates

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Contributors, Pages xi-xii
Preface, Pages xiii-xiv
1 - Behavioral Biology and the Double Standard, Pages 3-17, SARAH BLAFFER HRDY, GEORGE C. WILLIAMS
2 - The Establishment and Maintenance of Sex Biases, Pages 19-35, SAMUEL K. WASSER, MARY L. WATERHOUSE
3 - Constraints on Female Choice in the Mottled Sculpin, Pages 39-54, LUTHER BROWN, JERRY F. DOWNHOWER
4 - Bird Songs, Sexual Selection, and Female Mating Strategies, Pages 55-90, ROBERT B. PAYNE
5 - Female Manipulation of Male Avoidance of Cuckoldry Behavior in the Ring Dove, Pages 91-112, SUSAN LUMPKIN
6 - The Evolution of Polyandry in Shorebirds: An Evaluation of Hypotheses, Pages 113-168, W. JAMES ERCKMANN
7 - Human Female Reproductive Strategies, Pages 169-213, WILLIAM IRONS
8 - A Life-Stage Analysis of Taiwanese Women: Social and Health-Seeking Behaviors, Pages 215-232, MARY L. WATERHOUSE
9 - Female Roles in Cooperatively Breeding Acorn Woodpeckers, Pages 235-261, WALTER D. KOENIG, RONALD L. MUMME, FRANK A. PITELKA
10 - Altruism in Coati Bands: Nepotism or Reciprocity?, Pages 263-290, JAMES K. RUSSELL
11 - Cooperation and Reproductive Competition among Female African Elephants, Pages 291-313, HOLLY T. DUBLIN
12 - Cooperation, Competition, and Mate Choice in Matrilineal Macaque Groups, Pages 315-347, JOAN B. SILK, ROBERT BOYD
13 - Reproductive Competition and Cooperation among Female Yellow Baboons, Pages 349-390, SAMUEL K. WASSER
Index, Pages 391-399