The Behavior of Animals -

The Behavior of Animals

Mechanisms, Function And Evolution
Buch | Softcover
536 Seiten
2004
Blackwell Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-631-23125-7 (ISBN)
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Offers a broad overview of the state of animal behavior studies. This title addresses all four of Tinbergen's key questions: causation, development, function, and evolution. It deals with contemporary subjects, such as animal welfare, conservation, neurobiology, and animal cognition.
This wide-ranging textbook provides a broad overview of the current state of animal behavior studies. It is an ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in biology, experimental psychology and neuroscience. It comprises a series of contributions from international experts. It represents a diverse set of approaches to animal behavior. It ranges across the subject all levels, from molecules and neurons to individuals and populations. It draws on the work of the pioneering Dutch ethologist, Niko Tinbergen. It addresses all four of Tinbergen's key questions: causation, development, function, and evolution. It 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 Quebec in Montreal.

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: Jorg-Peter Ewert, Universitat 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 Moller, 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 Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 187 x 257 mm
Gewicht 1020 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Tiere / Tierhaltung
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
ISBN-10 0-631-23125-0 / 0631231250
ISBN-13 978-0-631-23125-7 / 9780631231257
Zustand Neuware
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