Evolutionary Behavioral Ecology. Edited by David F. Westneat and Charles W. Fox.

Abstract

Behavioral ecology coalesced as a scientific discipline in 1978 with the publication of Krebs’ and Davies’ Behavioural Ecology: An Evolutionary Approach (Blackwell Science Ltd). This engaging and thought-provoking volume quite literally defined the field and laid its foundation. Three subsequent volumes were published every 6 years or so and took stock of selected topics deemed important by its editors. The books were much-anticipated by behavioral ecologists and generally provided the compass bearing for the field’s research path. Unfortunately, Behavioural Ecology: An Evolutionary Approach was last published in 1997 and has been missed by behavioral ecologists ever since.