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Author Alcock, John, 1942-

Title Animal behavior : an evolutionary approach / John Alcock
Edition Fifth edition
Published Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, [1993]
©1993

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Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 MELB  591.51 Alc-A5 1993  AVAILABLE
Description 625 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Contents Evolutionary approach to animal behavior -- Diversity of behavior -- Genetics of behavior -- Development of behavior -- Nerve cells and behavior -- Organization of behavior -- Evolution of behavior: historical pathways -- Evolution of adaptations -- Evolution of communication -- Finding a place to live -- Adaptive feeding behavior -- Coping with predators adaptively -- Male and female reproductive tactics -- Ecology of mating systems -- Caring for offspring -- Ecology of social behavior -- Evolutionary approach to human behavior
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 580-612) and index
Subject Animal behavior -- Evolution.
Animal behavior.
Behavior evolution.
LC no. 92039692
ISBN 0878930175