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Author Alcock, John, 1942-

Title Animal behavior : an evolutionary approach / John Alcock
Edition Sixth edition
Published Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, [1998]
©1998

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 W'PONDS  591.5 Alc/Aba 1998  AVAILABLE
Description 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Contents Ch. 1. An Evolutionary Approach to Animal Behavior --Ch. 2. The Proximate Causes of Behavior: Analyzing Communication -- Ch. 3. The Development of Behavior: The Role of Genes -- Ch. 4. The Development of Behavior: The Role of the Environment -- Ch. 5. The Control of Behavior: Neural Mechanisms -- Ch. 6. The Control of Behavior: Organizing Mechanisms -- Ch. 7. The Evolution of Communication: Historical Pathways --Ch. 8. The Evolution of Communication: Adaptation in Signalers and Receivers -- Ch. 9. Adaptive Responses to Predators -- Ch. 10. Adaptive Feeding Behavior --Ch. 11. Choosing Adaptively Where to Live -- Ch. 12. Male and Female Reproductive Tactics -- Ch. 13. The Evolution of Mating Systems -- Ch. 14. The Adaptive Tactics of Parents -- Ch. 15. The Adaptive Value of Social Living -- Ch. 16. The Evolution of Human Behavior
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Animal behavior -- Evolution.
LC no. 97027347
ISBN 0878930094 cloth