Perspectives on Animal Behavior
Published on 8. April 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
816 pages
978-0-471-59965-4 (ISBN)
Description
Based on contemporary ecological principles, this text introduces the student to scientific reasoning and methodology and presents the experiments that have led to our present understanding of animal behaviour. It requires no previous knowledge of the more technical areas.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 188 mm
Weight
1191 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-59965-4 (9780471599654)
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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 THE INDIVIDUAL SURVIVING IN ITS ENVIRONMENT; Biological Clocks; Orientation in Space; Mechanisms of Orientation; Foraging; Antipredator Behavior; Sexual Reproduction and Sexual Selection; Parental Care and Mating Systems; BEHAVIOR OF GROUPS--SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; Sociality and Dispersion; Maintaining Group Cohesion 1: Description and Evolution of Communication; Maintenance of Group Cohesion 2: Functions of Communication and Contact; Altruism; Summary; Appendix; References; Indexes.