{"product_id":"the-secret-social-lives-of-reptiles-hardcover","title":"The Secret Social Lives of Reptiles - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. Sean Doody\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVladimir Dinets\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGordon M. Burghardt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCovering diverse species from garter snakes to Komodo dragons, this book delves into the evolutionary origins and fascinating details of the mysterious social lives of reptiles.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReptiles have been too often dismissed as dull animals with tiny brains and simple, \"asocial\" lives. In reality, reptiles engage in a remarkable diversity of complex social behavior. They can live in families; communicate with one another while still in the egg; and hunt, feed, migrate, court, mate, nest, and hatch in groups. In \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Social Lives of Reptiles\u003c\/i\u003e, J. Sean Doody, Vladimir Dinets, and Gordon M. Burghardt--three of the world's leading experts on reptiles--bring together a wave of new research with a synthesis of classic studies to produce the only authoritative look at the social behaviors of the most provocative animals on the planet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book covers turtles, lizards, snakes, crocodilians, and the enigmatic tuatara. Enhanced with dozens of images, it takes readers through a myriad of social interactions, tendencies, and intimacies ranging from fierce territorial battles to delicate paternal care and from promiscuous pairings to monogamous partnerships. This unique text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- explains why reptiles have been neglected as subjects of social behavior studies;\u003cbr\u003e- provides numerous examples across all major reptilian groups that overturn the false paradigm of \"solitary\" reptiles; \u003cbr\u003e- explores the sensory, genetic, physiological, life history, and other factors underlying social behavior in reptiles; \u003cbr\u003e- presents the case that evolutionary \"experiments\" found among reptiles offer unparalleled opportunities for understanding how and why social behavior evolves in animals; and\u003cbr\u003e- identifies new and developing areas of research helping to reshape our view of reptiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevealing the secrets of reptilian social relationships through original quantitative research, field studies, laboratory experiments, and careful analysis of the literature, \u003ci\u003e The Secret Social Lives of Reptiles\u003c\/i\u003e elevates these fascinating animals to key players in the science of behavioral ecology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Sean Doody\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of South Florida. He is the coauthor of\u003ci\u003e The Australian Pig-Nose Turtle\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e Vladimir Dinets \u003c\/b\u003eis a research assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a visiting researcher at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e Dragon Songs: Love and Adventure among Crocodiles, Alligators, and Other Dinosaur Relations\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eGordon M. Burghardt\u003c\/b\u003e is an Alumni Distinguished Service Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Tennessee. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Genesis of Animal Play: Testing the Limits\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 440\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42162621644935,"sku":"9781421440675","price":126.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9fae240a1d55886f23c6fc3083577b3e.webp?v=1733290900","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-secret-social-lives-of-reptiles-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}