TY  - BOOK
AU  - Forbes,Scott
TI  - A natural history of families
SN  - 0691094829
AV  - QP251 .F644 2005
U1  - 306.87 22
PY  - 2005///]
CY  - Princeton
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Reproduction
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Families
KW  - Parental behavior in animals
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-228) and index; Ch. 1; Blame parents --; Ch. 2; The optimistic parent --; Ch. 3; Why parents play favorites --; Ch. 4; How parents play favorites --; Ch. 5; Family conflict --; Ch. 6; Selfishness unconstrained --; Ch. 7; Screening for offspring quality --; Ch. 8; Why twins? --; Ch. 9; Fatal sibling rivalry --; Ch. 10; Family harmony --; Ch. 11; Cannibalism and infanticide --; Ch. 12; Brave new worlds --; Ch. 13; Debunking the family myth
N2  - "Why do baby sharks, hyenas, and pelicans kill their siblings? Why do beetles and mice commit infanticide? Why are twins and birth defects more common in older human mothers? A Natural History of Families concisely examines what behavioral ecologists have discovered about family dynamics and what these insights might tell us about human biology and behavior. Scott Forbes's engaging account describes an uneasy union among family members in which rivalry for resources often has dramatic and even fatal consequences."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -