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Animal Intelligence by Zhanna Reznikova
From ants to whales, the lives of animals are filled with challenges that demand split-second decisions: to fight or flee, dominate or obey, take-off, share, eat, spit out or court. Learning enables behavioural adjustments to a changeable environment, while intelligence helps animals use their learned experiences in new situations. Drawing on evidence from both field and laboratory research, Animal Intelligence synthesises insights from ethology, behavioural ecology, and comparative psychology, highlighting the diversity of cognitive strategies across species. This thoroughly revised and expanded second edition incorporates a wealth of contemporary findings throughout: numerous topics have been revisited in light of new empirical data and theoretical developments, while some – including chapters on animal personalities, social learning, or concepts and notions in animal languages – are entirely new. Written in an accessible yet rigorous style for undergraduate and graduate students, this book will fascinate anyone with an interest in the world of animal behaviour.
Professor Zhanna Reznikova is a behavioural ecologist and cognitive ethologist. Formerly Head of the Department of Comparative Psychology at Novosibirsk State University and Head of the Laboratory of Community Ethology at the Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals (RAS), she has been an independent researcher since 2022. Reznikova is an expert in the study of complex animal communication and has developed numerous original field and laboratory experiments to solve intricate questions of inter-relations between competitors and symbionts in insect communities. She discovered the symbolic language of ants (with Boris Ryabko) and advanced cognition and hunting skills in rodents.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781108491693 |
| Title | Animal Intelligence |
| Author | Zhanna Reznikova |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Number of pages | 496 |
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