| Description |
xxi, 548 pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
1. An introduction to animal behavior -- 2. the integrative study of behavior -- 3. the developmental and genetic bases of behavior -- 4. the neural basis of behavior -- 5. the physiological basis of behavior -- 6. avoiding predators and finding food -- 7. territoriality and migration -- 8. principles of communication -- 9. reproductive behavior -- 10. mating systems -- 11. parental care -- 12. principles of social evolution -- 13. social behavior and sociality -- 14. human behavior |
| Summary |
A comparative and integrative overview of how and why animals as diverse as insects and humans behave the way that they do, linking behaviors to the brain, genes, and hormones, as well as to the surrounding ecological and social environments. |
| Notes |
John Alcock's name appears first in the previous edition |
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Revised edition of: Animal behavior : an evolutionary approach / John Alcock. 10th ed. c2013 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (r1-r54) and index (i1-i33) |
| Subject |
Behavior, Animal
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Biological Evolution
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Animal behavior -- Evolution
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| Author |
Rubenstein, Dustin R., author
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| LC no. |
2018004580 |
| ISBN |
9781605355481 (paperback) |
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1605355488 (paperback) |
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