Introduction to Animal Behaviour

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Introduction to Animal Behaviour

Biology, life sciences Ethology and animal behaviour

Authors: Aubrey Manning, Marian Stamp Dawkins

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Language: English

Published by: Cambridge University Press

Published on: 26th March 2012

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 7 Mb

ISBN: 9781139334112


Introduction

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.

About the Book

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.

Features

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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