Animal behavior : mechanism, development, function, and evolution /
Barnard, C. J.
Animal behavior : mechanism, development, function, and evolution / Chris Barnard. - Harlow, England : Pearson Education, 2004. - xxx, 726 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [634]-705).
Questions about behaviour --
Evolution and behaviour --
Physiological mechanisms and behaviour --
Motivation and cognition --
From genes to behaviour --
Maturation and learning --
Habitat choice and migration --
Predators and prey --
Social behaviour --
Mating parential care --
Communication --
Human behaviour.
his book provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of behaviour, from its basis in the animal¿s anatomy and physiology to its adaptive value in the environment. It is aimed at undergraduate students in the biological sciences and psychology and is designed to serve as both a detailed introduction and an extensive, up-to-date source of reference enabling students to pursue topics in the primary literature.
0130899364
2003060928
Animal behavior.
QL751 / .B18563 2004
591.5 / B.C.A
Animal behavior : mechanism, development, function, and evolution / Chris Barnard. - Harlow, England : Pearson Education, 2004. - xxx, 726 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [634]-705).
Questions about behaviour --
Evolution and behaviour --
Physiological mechanisms and behaviour --
Motivation and cognition --
From genes to behaviour --
Maturation and learning --
Habitat choice and migration --
Predators and prey --
Social behaviour --
Mating parential care --
Communication --
Human behaviour.
his book provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of behaviour, from its basis in the animal¿s anatomy and physiology to its adaptive value in the environment. It is aimed at undergraduate students in the biological sciences and psychology and is designed to serve as both a detailed introduction and an extensive, up-to-date source of reference enabling students to pursue topics in the primary literature.
0130899364
2003060928
Animal behavior.
QL751 / .B18563 2004
591.5 / B.C.A