The Behavior of Animals
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
9780631231257 (ISBN)
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This wide-ranging textbook provides a broad overview of the current state of animal behavior studies.
An ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in biology, experimental psychology and neuroscience.
Comprises a series of contributions from international experts.
Represents a diverse set of approaches to animal behavior.
Ranges across the subject all levels, from molecules and neurons to individuals and populations.
Draws on the work of the pioneering Dutch ethologist, Niko Tinbergen.
Addresses all four of Tinbergen’s key questions: causation, development, function, and evolution.
Deals with contemporary subjects, such as animal welfare, conservation, neurobiology, and animal cognition.
Johan J. Bolhuis is Professor of Behavioural Biology at Utrecht University. Luc-Alain Giraldeau is Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Québec in Montréal.
Foreword: Robert A. Hinde, University of Cambridge. 1. The Study of Animal Behavior: Johan J. Bolhuis and Luc-Alain Giraldeau.
Part I: Mechanisms of Behavior.
2. Stimulus Perception: Jörg-Peter Ewert, Universität Kassel.
3. Motivation: Jerry A. Hogan, University of Toronto.
4. Biological Rhythms and Behavior: Ralph E. Mistlberger, Simon Fraser University, and Benjamin Rusak, QEII Health Sciences Centre.
5. Brain and Behavior: David F. Sherry, University of Western Ontario.
6. Development of Behavior: Johan J. Bolhuis.
7. Learning and Memory: Kimberly Kirkpatrick, University of York, and Geoffrey Hall, University of York.
8. Animal Cognition: Nathan Emery, University of Cambridge, and Nicola S. Clayton, University of Cambridge.
Part II: Function and Evolution of Behavior.
9. The Function of Behavior: Luc-Alain Giraldeau.
10. Communication: Peter K. McGregor, University of Copenhagen.
11. Mate Choice, Mating Systems and Sexual Selection: Anders Pape Møller, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie.
12. Sperm Competition and Sexual Conflict: Mark A. Elgar, University of Melbourne.
13. Evolution of Behavior: Michael J. Ryan, University of Texas.
14. Social Systems: Anne Pusey, University of Minnesota.
Part III: Animal Behavior and Human Society.
15. Applied Animal Behavior and Animal Welfare: David Fraser and Daniel Weary, both University of British Columbia.
16. Animal Behavior and Conservation Biology: Tim Caro, University of California at Davis, and John Eadie, University of California at Davis.
17. Human Behavior as Animal Behavior: Martin Daly, McMaster University, and Margo Wilson, McMaster University.
Glossary.
References.
Author Index.
Subject Index
| Verlagsort | Hoboken |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 191 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 1034 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
| ISBN-13 | 9780631231257 / 9780631231257 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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