Table of Contents

Foreword; Preface; Part I. Basic Biology: 1. Taxonomy, physical characteristics, habitats, and distribution; 2. Seasonal patterns and hibernation; 3. Daily activity cycles; 4. Maintenance: foraging, predation, and burrows; Part II. Social Behaviour: 5. Social structure; 6. Descriptive anatomy of social behaviour; 7. Behavioural ontogeny and individual differences; 8. Male/male competition; 9. Female/female competition; 10. Kin selection; Part III. Population Biology: 11. Mortality and survivorship; 12. Reproductive effort; 13. Dispersal; Part IV. Basic Patterns and Correlations: 14. The sociobiology of marmots: towards a general theory; Index.