
Behaviour and Evolution
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 25. November 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
VIII, 306 pages
978-3-540-64752-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book, part of a series from The Open University in the United Kingdom, is about animal behaviour. The behaviour of animals, including humans, is very diverse and often very complex. Studying behaviour draws on the work of scientists from several disciplines, including ethologists, psychologists, physiologists and biochemists. The question that most of them are interested in answering is: why does an animal behave in the way it does? The possible answers - development, survival value, evolutionary history or cause-and-effect - are the themes that run through this introduction to behaviour and evolution.
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Edition
1998 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Lower undergraduate
Illustrations
134 s/w Abbildungen
VIII, 306 p. 134 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
777 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-64752-2 (9783540647522)
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Content
Introduction.- Actions and Reactions.- Genes and Behaviour.- Behaviour and Adaptation.- Development of Behaviour.- Learning.- Motivation.- Cognition.- Reproductive Behaviour.- Living in Groups.