This text aims to provide a balanced and integrated introductory treatment of the entire domain of animal behaviour. The comprehensive text integrates the three main areas of animal behaviour: the evolution of animal behaviour; mechanisms of behaviour; and understanding complex behaviour. This third edition features new sections on behavioural ecology, human ethology and animal robotics and includes revised sections on decision-making, evolutionary optimality, foraging, hormones, imprinting, navigation, visual recognition and animal welfare. Each chapter includes revision aids such as boxed examples and points to remember.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Prentice Hall PTR
ISBN-10
0582327326
ISBN-13
9780582327320
eBay Product ID (ePID)
646593
Product Key Features
Author
David Mcfarland
Publication Name
Animal Behaviour : Psychobiology, Ethology and Evolution
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
592 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.7in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
7.4in
Item Weight
45 Oz
Additional Product Features
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Edition Number
3
Table of Content
Preface to the Third Edition. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction to the Study of Behaviour. I. THE EVOLTION OF BEHAVIOUR. 2. Genetics and Behaviour: Genes and Chromosomes: Development of Behaviour: Behaviour Genetics. 3. Natural Selection: Natural Selection, Ecology and Behaviour: Survival Value and Fitness: The Evolution of Adaptive Strategies. 4. Evolution and Social Behaviour: Sexual and Social Behaviour: Behavioural Ecology: Primate Social Behaviour. II. MECHANISMS OF BEHAVIOUR.5. Animal Perception: Neural Control of Behaviour: Sensory Processes and Perception: . Ecology of the Senses. 6. The Animal and the Environment: Coordination and Orientation: Homeostasis and Behaviour: Physiology and Behavioural in Changing Environments. 7. Animal Learning: Conditioning and Learning: Biological Aspects of Learning: Cognitive Aspects of Learning. III. UNDERSTANDING COMPLEX BEHAVIOUR. 8. Ethology: . Instinct and Learning: Ritualization and Communication: Human Behaviour. 9. Animal Competence: The Complex Behaviour of Honey-Bees: Animal Economics: Animal Robotics. 10. The Mentality of Animals: Language and Mental Representation: Intelligence, Tools Use and Culture: Animal Awareness and Emotion. References. Index.