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The Behavior of Animals


The Behavior of Animals

Mechanisms, Function, and Evolution
2. Aufl.

von: Johan J. Bolhuis, Luc-Alain Giraldeau, Jerry A. Hogan

69,99 €

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 03.12.2021
ISBN/EAN: 9781119109518
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 528

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<b>The Behavior <i>of</i> Animals</b> <p><b>An updated view of animal behavior studies, featuring global experts</b> <p><i>The Behavior of Animals, Second Edition</i> provides a broad overview of the current state of animal behavior studies with contributions from international experts. This edition includes new chapters on hormones and behavior, individuality, and human evolution. All chapters have been thoroughly revised and updated, and are supported by color illustrations, informative callouts, and accessible presentation of technical information. <ul><li>Provides an introduction to the study of animal behavior </li> <li>Looks at an extensive scope of topics- from perception, motivation and emotion, biological rhythms, and animal learning to animal cognition, communication, mate choice, and individuality.</li> <li>Explores the evolution of animal behavior including a critical evaluation of the assumption that human beings can be studied as if they were any other animal species.</li> <li>Students will benefit from an updated textbook in which a variety of contributors provide their expertise and global perspective in specialized areas</li></ul>
<p>List of Contributors vii</p> <p>Foreword xiii<br /> <i>Robert A. Hinde</i></p> <p>Preface xvii</p> <p><b>1. </b>The Study of Animal Behavior 1<br /> <i>Johan J. Bolhuis, Luc-Alain Giraldeau, and Jerry A. Hogan</i></p> <p><b>2. </b>Stimulus Perception 12<br /> <i>Harald Burghagen and Jörg-Peter Ewert</i></p> <p><b>3. </b>Motivation and Emotion 48<br /> <i>Jerry A. Hogan</i></p> <p><b>4. </b>Biological Rhythms and Behavior 78<br /> <i>Ralph E. Mistlberger and Benjamin Rusak</i></p> <p><b>5. </b>Brain and Behavior 111<br /> <i>David F. Sherry</i></p> <p><b>6. </b>Hormones and Behavior 136<br /> <i>Jacques Balthazart and Gregory F. Ball</i></p> <p><b>7. </b>Development of Behavior 166<br /> <i>Johan J. Bolhuis</i></p> <p><b>8. </b>Learning and Memory 197<br /> <i>Kimberly Kirkpatrick and Geoffrey Hall</i></p> <p><b>9. </b>Animal Cognition 223<br /> <i>Jerry A. Hogan</i></p> <p><b>10. </b>Applied Animal Behavior and Animal Welfare 251<br /> <i>David Fraser and Daniel M. Weary</i></p> <p><b>11. </b>The Function of Behavior 281<br /> <i>Luc-Alain Giraldeau and Jerry A. Hogan</i></p> <p><b>12. </b>Mate Choice, Mating Systems, and Sexual Selection 315<br /> <i>Anders Pape Møller</i></p> <p><b>13. </b>Animal Personality, the Study of Individual Behavioral Differences 342<br /> <i>Denis Réale and Pierre-Olivier Montiglio</i></p> <p><b>14. </b>Animal Communication 367<br /> <i>William A. Searcy and Stephen Nowicki</i></p> <p><b>15. </b>Evolution of Behavior 397<br /> <i>Michael J. Ryan</i></p> <p><b>16. </b>The Evolution of Hominin Behavior 427<br /> <i>Ian Tattersall</i></p> <p><b>17. </b>Evolutionary Approaches to Human Behavior 456<br /> <i>Gillian R. Brown, Catharine P. Cross, and Kevin N. Laland</i></p> <p>Name Index 489</p> <p>Subject Index 500</p>
<p><b>Johan J. Bolhuis</b> is Professor of Cognitive Neurobiology at Utrecht University, and Affiliated Lecturer at the Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge. </p> <p><b>Luc-Alain Giraldeau</b> is a behavioral ecologist currently head of the Instiitut National de la Recherche Scientifique in Quebec. <p><b>Jerry A. Hogan</b> is emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto.
<p><b>An updated view of animal behavior studies, featuring global experts</b></p> <p><i>The Behavior of Animals, Second Edition</i> provides a broad overview of the current state of animal behavior studies with contributions from international experts. This edition includes new chapters on hormones and behavior, individuality, and human evolution. All chapters have been thoroughly revised and updated, and are supported by color illustrations, informative callouts, and accessible presentation of technical information. <ul><li>Provides an introduction to the study of animal behavior </li> <li>Looks at an extensive scope of topics- from perception, motivation and emotion, biological rhythms, and animal learning to animal cognition, communication, mate choice, and individuality.</li> <li>Explores the evolution of animal behavior including a critical evaluation of the assumption that human beings can be studied as if they were any other animal species.</li> <li>Students will benefit from an updated textbook in which a variety of contributors provide their expertise and global perspective in specialized areas</li></ul>

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