Synopses & Reviews
Using its powerful beak, a lorikeet gently preens its mate's feathers; young cheetahs rest together in the shade; fireflies semaphore to each other across a darkened landscape and a mongoose deftly bites its prey to death. The study of animal behavior is about all these things and more. It involves absolute stillness and violent activity, all the noises and smells and changes of color and shape that characterize animal life. Taking the organization of behavior within the individual animal as its core, this clear, concise and readable foray into the fascinating world of animal behavior investigates Tinbergen's questions of causation, evolution, development and function. It provides lucid accounts of all levels of behavior from the nerve cell to that of the population. The broad biological approach of this new, rewritten edition makes it an excellent choice for all students of animal behavior and psychology and their teachers.
Synopsis
The new, reorganised, more user-friendly edition of a successful introductory text on animal behaviour.
Synopsis
This well-illustrated and readable text introduces animal behaviour in all its glory. Its new, more user-friendly organisation and attractive format, with increased coverage of genetics, development and evolution, is an excellent introduction for all students and teachers of animal behaviour and psychology.