Animal Behavior
11th Edition
Published on 30. May 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
600 pages
978-1-60535-894-9 (ISBN)
Description
A comparative and integrative overview of how and why animals as diverse as insects and humans behave the way that they do, linking behaviors to the brain, genes, and hormones, as well as to the surrounding ecological and social environments.
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Edition
11th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Adult education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
1286 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60535-894-9 (9781605358949)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Dustin Rubenstein, Professor, Columbia University
John Alcock, Professor Emeritus, Arizona State University
John Alcock, Professor Emeritus, Arizona State University
Content
Preface
1. An Introduction to Animal Behavior
2. The Integrative Study of Behavior
3. The Developmental and Genetic Bases of Behavior
4. The Neural Basis of Behavior
5. The Physiological Basis of Behavior
6. Avoiding Predators and Finding Food
7. Territoriality and Migration
8. Principles of Communication
9. Reproductive Behavior
10. Mating Systems
11. Parental Care
12. Principles of Social Evolution
13. Social Behavior and Sociality
Glossary
References
Index
1. An Introduction to Animal Behavior
2. The Integrative Study of Behavior
3. The Developmental and Genetic Bases of Behavior
4. The Neural Basis of Behavior
5. The Physiological Basis of Behavior
6. Avoiding Predators and Finding Food
7. Territoriality and Migration
8. Principles of Communication
9. Reproductive Behavior
10. Mating Systems
11. Parental Care
12. Principles of Social Evolution
13. Social Behavior and Sociality
Glossary
References
Index