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Author Alcock, John, 1942-

Title Animal behavior : an evolutionary approach / John Alcock
Edition Eighth edition
Published Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, [2005]
©2005

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 W'PONDS  591.5 Alc/Aba 2005  AVAILABLE
Description xii, 564 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
Contents 1. An evolutionary approach to animal behavior -- 2. Understanding the proximate and ultimate causes of bird song -- 3. The development of behavior -- 4. The control of behavior : neural mechanisms -- 5. The organization of behavior : neurons and hormones -- 6. Behavioral adaptations for survival -- 7. The evolution of feeding behavior -- 8. Choosing where to live -- 9. The evolution of communication -- 10. The evolution of reproductive behavior -- 11. The evolution of mating systems -- 12. The evolution of parental care -- 13. The evolution of social behavior -- 14. The evolution of human behavior
Notes Previous ed.: 2001
Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [522]-550)
Subject Animals -- Food.
Animal communication.
Display behavior in animals.
Adaptation (Biology)
Evolution (Biology)
Animal behavior -- Evolution.
Behavior, Animal.
Biological Evolution.
LC no. 2005006804
ISBN 0878930051