Screen LibraryAnimal behavior : how and why animals do the things they do. Vol. 3, Integration and application with case studies /
The three volumes of Animal Behavior: How and Why Animals Do the Things They Do cover the breadth of the field, addressing causation, development, function, and evolution in a wide range of animals, from invertebrates to humans. Inspired by Nobel laureate Nikolaas Tinbergen's work, the first tw...
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Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
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| Publisher Address: | Santa Barbara, California : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
The three volumes of Animal Behavior: How and Why Animals Do the Things They Do cover the breadth of the field, addressing causation, development, function, and evolution in a wide range of animals, from invertebrates to humans. Inspired by Nobel laureate Nikolaas Tinbergen's work, the first two volumes follow Tinbergen's four classic questions of animal behavior, while the third volume supplies integrated examples of Tinbergen's investigative process applied in specific cases.Written in an engaging, accessible manner ideal for college students as well as general audiences, this evidence-bas |
| Carrier Form: | iv, 379 p. : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780313398704 (set: hardback : alkaline paper) : 0313398704 (set: hardback : alkaline paper) |
| Index Number: | QL751 |
| CLC: | Q958.12 |
| Call Number: | Q958.12/A598 |
| Contents: | Volume 3. Integration and application with case studies / Ken Yasukawa, editor. Integrated studies of stickleback behavior / Alison M. Bell -- Friends and enemies : how social dynamics shape communication and song learning in song sparrows / Michael D. Beecher and Çağlar Akçay -- A tale of two spiders : investigating communication in two unique model species using video digitization and playback / George Uetz and David Clark -- Studying lifelong male-male partnerships in a tropical bird / David B. McDonald -- Be loved, be prey, be eaten / Rachel A. Page, Michael J. Ryan, and Ximena E. |