Perspectives on Animal BehaviorThe third edition of a successful and effective book for the introductory course in Animal Behavior. The text includes strong supportive reviews, a balanced approach and the latest in research and findings. The author is known for an accessible and easy-to-understand writing style making the most difficult topics understandable. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
of Animal Behavior | 11 |
Comparative Psychology | 17 |
Basics of Gene Action | 28 |
The Foraging Gene as an Example of Behavioral | 38 |
Behavioral Variation and Genes | 45 |
Epigenetics and Behavioral Genetics | 52 |
Natural Selection | 57 |
Habitat Selection | 241 |
Foraging Behavior | 253 |
Optimal Foraging | 264 |
Antipredator Behavior | 275 |
Polymorphism | 285 |
Intimidation and Fighting Back | 294 |
Maintenance of Antipredator Behavior | 302 |
Intrasexual SelectionCompetition for Mates | 309 |
The Maintenance of Variation | 63 |
Testing Hypotheses About Natural Selection | 70 |
Learning and Cognition | 77 |
Physiological AnalysisNerve | 99 |
Specializations for Perception of Biologically | 107 |
Processing in the Central Nervous System | 113 |
RespondingMotor Systems | 122 |
The Endocrine System | 129 |
Methods of Studying HormoneBehavior | 135 |
The Dynamic Relationship Between Hormones | 142 |
The Development | 151 |
Pulling It All TogetherThe Development | 171 |
Developmental Homeostasis | 180 |
Rhythms | 186 |
Human Implications of Circadian Rhythms | 200 |
of Spatial Distribution | 233 |
Sexual Conflict | 330 |
Mating Systems | 345 |
Channels | 355 |
Multimodal Communication | 366 |
Agonistic Encounters | 374 |
The Evolution | 381 |
The Evolutionary Origins of Signals | 387 |
Language and Apes | 396 |
Conflict | 405 |
Conflict Among Group Members | 413 |
A Proximate View of Conflict | 419 |
Group Living Altruism | 423 |
Glossary | 451 |
References | 461 |
Photo Credits | 513 |
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