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Book Review: Raghavendra Gadagkar. 1997.Survival Strategies: Cooperation and Conflictin Animal Societies. HarvardUniversity Press, Cambridge

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It is unusual to be able to recommend a book both to serious scholars and beginners.This book would be suitable for both groups. For the newcomer, it is easy to read, lavishlyillustrated and covers many animal types of behavior which are amusing. Further, in additionto good writing and entertaining accounts of specific behavior, these are so arranged thateven someone who knows nothing about these types of animal behavior patterns will comeout of their reading with a very good start in serious knowledge of cooperative and/orpredatory behavior by animals. The vocabulary and discussion are a little advanced forpeople who are just starting on their higher education career. Still I think a teacher willingto devote some time to explanation could use it for freshmen or sophomores.

For serious scholars the easy readability is not really necessary, but it is certainly anadvantage. In general, people who know the area already will find the primary advantage ofthis book is in its numerous and interesting examples. But that only introduces the subject.Any careful reader will find here theoretical points he has not previously thought of. Thus,the reader will both be entertained and instructed. It is rare to find a book which can berecommended to such a broad spectrum of readers.