Animal Behavior: an Evolutionary Approach
9th Edition
Published on 30. March 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
546 pages
978-0-87893-225-2 (ISBN)
Description
This classic text continues to offer a balanced treatment of the underlying mechanisms and evolutionary bases of behaviour with a focus on the importance of evolutionary theory for the unification of the different behavioural disciplines. The new edition has been thoroughly rewritten with coverage of recent work in the field.
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Edition
9th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Sunderland
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
ill
Dimensions
Height: 275 mm
Width: 230 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
1619 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87893-225-2 (9780878932252)
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New editions
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01/2013
10th Edition
Oxford University Press Inc
€72.75
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Previous edition
Book
01/2005
8th Edition
Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S.
€75.70
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Person
JOHN ALCOCK is Regents' Professor of Zoology at Arizona State University, USA. His research deals with the behavioural ecology of insect mating systems, with projects that have taken him from Arizona to Costa Rica and Australia. He co-authored The Evolution of Insect Mating Systems (1983) and has also written six other books on animal behaviour and natural history for general audiences. Dr. Alcock received the Dean's Quality Teaching Award the first year it was given at Arizona State University, USA.
Content
An Evolutionary Approach to Animal Behavior Understanding the Proximate and Ultimate Causes of Bird Song The Development of Behavior The Control of Behavior: Neural Mechanisms The Organization of Behavior: Neurons and Hormones Behavioral Adaptations for Survival The Evolution of Feeding Behavior Choosing Where to Live The Evolution of Communication The Evolution of Reproductive Behavior The Evolution of Mating Systems The Evolution of Parental Care The Evolution of Social Behavior The Evolution of Human Behavior