Animal behavior

Author(s)

• Rubenstein, Dustin R
• Alcock, John

Bibliographic Information

Animal behavior

Dustin R. Rubenstein, John Alcock

Sinauer Associates, an imprint of Oxford University Press, c2019

International 11th ed

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

Preface 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 Glossary References Index

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Details

• NCID: BB29200603
• ISBN:
  • 9781605358949
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xxi, 480, 7, 49, 35 p.
• Size: 28 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 591.5
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Animal behavior
  • LCSH : Animal behavior -- Evolution