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The Behavior of Animals: Mechanisms, Function And Evolution

ISBN: 978-0-631-23125-7
Paperback
536 pages
December 2004, ©2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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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.