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An Introduction to Animal Behaviour
About this book
Wolves excitedly greet each other as members of the pack come together; a bumble bee uses its long tongue to reach the nectar at the base of a foxglove flower; a mongoose swiftly and deftly bites its prey to death; young cheetahs rest quietly together, very close to sleep. Now in full colour, this revised and updated edition of Manning and Dawkins' classic text provides a beautifully written introduction to the fundamentals of animal behaviour. Tinbergen's four questions of causation, evolution, development and function form the fundamental framework of the text, illustrated with fascinating examples of complex behavioural mechanisms. The authors provide accounts of all levels of behaviour from the nerve cell to that of the population. The strengths of An Introduction to Animal Behaviour as a textbook include its clear explanations and concise, readable text and the enthusiasm of the authors for their subject.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- AN INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
- TITLE
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- CHAPTER ONE: Introduction
- CHAPTER TWO: The development of behaviour
- CHAPTER THREE: Stimuli and communication
- CHAPTER FOUR: Decision-making and motivation
- CHAPTER FIVE: Learning and memory
- CHAPTER SIX: Evolution
- CHAPTER SEVEN: Social organization
- REFERENCES
- FIGURE CREDITS
- Index