| Description |
xix, 761 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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THE PHYLOGENY OF BEHAVIOR. Patterns of diversity in behavior among animal species -- THE GENETIC BASES OF BEHAVIOR. Behavior, genetics, and evolution -- SOCIAL ORGANIZATION : THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF BEHAVIOR AND NATURAL SELECTION. Social units and their patterns of dispersion ; The comparative study of spacing behavior : an introduction to territoriality and other spacing phenomena ; Animals in groups ; Behavior and populations ; The evolution of diversity in spacing systems ; Mating systems and sexual selection ; Aid-giving behavior : diversity, ecology, and evolution ; The evolution of sociality in bees ; Social parasitism ; Diversity in primate social organizations -- THE ADAPTEDNESS OF BEHAVIOR IN ANIMAL COMMUNICATION. Visual communication : contexts and measurement ; The evolutionary origins of displays ; Selection pressures on displays ; The evolution of auditory communication ; Chemical communication ; The origin of species and of species-specific behavior : behavioral isolating mechanisms ; The dances of bees -- THE PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF SPECIES CONSTANCY AND SPECIES DIVERSITY IN BEHAVIOR. Reflexes in simple and complex animals ; Stereotypy in the mechanisms of coordination of motor patterns ; Sensory systems : feature detection ; Sensory systems : orientation, echolocation ; Long-distance migrations ; The programming of behavior : biological rhythms, attention, and motivation -- THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIES-TYPICAL BEHAVIOR. The beginning of behavior in embryos ; The naive young animal : imprinting and species recognition ; The development of songs and calls |
| Analysis |
Animal behavior Evolution |
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Behavior |
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Behavior, Animal |
| Notes |
Includes indexes |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 677-734 |
| Subject |
Animal behavior -- Evolution.
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Animal behavior.
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Anmals, Habits and behavior of
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Behavior evolution.
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Behavior
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Evolution (Biology)
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Evolution.
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Behavior, Animal.
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Behavior.
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Behaviorism (Psychology)
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Biological Evolution.
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| LC no. |
74032453 |
| ISBN |
039309295X |
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