Perspectives on Animal Behavior
2nd Edition
Published on 19. October 2000
Book
Hardback
560 pages
978-0-471-29502-0 (ISBN)
Description
The author includes the base of a solid first edition with supportive reviews and contemporary research findings. There are both contemporary research findings and historical experimental evidence. One of the topics is on animal awareness and there is requisite background material on genetics and other basic molecular topics.
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Edition
International student edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 283 mm
Width: 222 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
1361 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-29502-0 (9780471295020)
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Judith Goodenough | Betty McGuire | Elizabeth Jakob
Perspectives on Animal Behavior
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10/2009
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Judith E. Goodenough | Betty McGuire | Robert A. Wallace
Perspectives on Animal Behavior
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03/1993
Wiley
€34.05
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Content
APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR. History of the Study of Animal Behavior. Genetic Analysis of Behavior. Natural Selection and Ecological Analysis of Behavior. Learning. Physiological Analysis--Nerve Cells and Behavior. Physiological Analysis of Behavior--The Endocrine System. The Development of Behavior. BEHAVIOR OF INDIVIDUAL SURVIVING IN ENVIRONMENT. Biological Clocks. Mechanisms of Orientation. The Ecology and Evolution of Spatial Distribution. Foraging. Antipredator Behavior. Sexual Selection. Parental Care and Mating Systems. BEHAVIOR OF GROUP--SOCIAL BEHAVIOR. Sociality, Conflict, and Resolution. Cooperation and Altruism. Maintaing Group Cohesion: Description and Functions of Communication and Contact. Maintaining Group Cohesion: The Evolution of Communication. Appendix. References. Photo Credits. Permissions. Index.