Animal Behavior: an Evolutionary Approach by John Alcock
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Animal Behavior: an Evolutionary Approach
Animal Behavior: an Evolutionary Approach
Summary
This classic text continues to offer a balanced treatment of the underlying mechanisms and evolutionary bases of behaviour with a focus on the importance of evolutionary theory for the unification of the different behavioural disciplines. The new edition has been thoroughly rewritten with coverage of recent work in the field.
Animal Behavior: an Evolutionary Approach Summary
About John Alcock
JOHN ALCOCK is Regents' Professor of Zoology at Arizona State University, USA. His research deals with the behavioural ecology of insect mating systems, with projects that have taken him from Arizona to Costa Rica and Australia. He co-authored The Evolution of Insect Mating Systems (1983) and has also written six other books on animal behaviour and natural history for general audiences. Dr. Alcock received the Dean's Quality Teaching Award the first year it was given at Arizona State University, USA.
Table of Contents
An Evolutionary Approach to Animal Behavior Understanding the Proximate and Ultimate Causes of Bird Song The Development of Behavior The Control of Behavior: Neural Mechanisms The Organization of Behavior: Neurons and Hormones Behavioral Adaptations for Survival The Evolution of Feeding Behavior Choosing Where to Live The Evolution of Communication The Evolution of Reproductive Behavior The Evolution of Mating Systems The Evolution of Parental Care The Evolution of Social Behavior The Evolution of Human Behavior
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GOR004694419
9780878932252
0878932259
Animal Behavior: an Evolutionary Approach by John Alcock
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S.
20090330
546
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