Exploring Animal Behavior: Readings from American Scientist

Paul W. Sherman, John Alcock

Sinauer, Aug 26, 2013 - Science - 372 pages

This anthology contains thirty-four articles published since 1977 in American Scientist, the journal of the scientific society Sigma Xi. Articles illustrate how behaviourists think about and conduct their research, and provide greater insight into the behaviour of selected vertebrate and invertebrate species than most textbook accounts.

About the author

Paul W. Sherman is a Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell University, USA. He studies the behavioural ecology of various mammals and birds, and teaches animal social behaviour and Darwinian medicine.

John Alcock is Regents' Professor of Biology, Arizona State University, USA. His research deals with the behavioural ecology of insect mating systems. He received the Burroughs' Award for natural history writing in 1998. Dr. Alcock also received the Dean's Quality Teaching Award the first year it was given at Arizona State University.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Exploring Animal Behavior: Readings from American Scientist
• Editors: Paul W. Sherman, John Alcock
• Edition: 6, illustrated
• Publisher: Sinauer, 2013
• ISBN: 1605351954, 9781605351957
• Length: 372 pages
• Subjects: Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General