Animal Behavior Mechanisms, Ecology, Evolution |
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| Author:
| Drickamer, Lee
Vessey, Stephen
Jakob, Elizabeth |
| ISBN: | 978-0-07-113020-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2001 |
| Publisher: | McGraw-Hill Education
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $150.95 |
Book Description:
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Designed for a one-semester introductory course in Animal Behavior. Animal behavior is a broad discipline with investigators and contributions from diverse perspectives, including anthropology, comparative psychology, ecology, ethology, physiology, and zoology. The authors goal in this textbook is to use evolutionary principles as a unifying theme to provide students exposure to a number of approaches to the field of animal behavior. They also demonstrate that the varied perspectives...
More DescriptionDesigned for a one-semester introductory course in Animal Behavior. Animal behavior is a broad discipline with investigators and contributions from diverse perspectives, including anthropology, comparative psychology, ecology, ethology, physiology, and zoology. The authors goal in this textbook is to use evolutionary principles as a unifying theme to provide students exposure to a number of approaches to the field of animal behavior. They also demonstrate that the varied perspectives used to study behavior are complementary and often integrated; they are not mutually exclusive. The subtitle, â¬SMechanisms, Ecology, and Evolution,⬠reflects the broad themes that dominate the book.