Aubrey Manning (University of Edinburgh), Marian Stamp Dawkins (University of Oxford)

An Introduction to Animal Behaviour

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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. Illustrated with fascinating examples of complex behavioural mechanisms, it includes clear explanations and concise, readable text and retains the author's enthusiasm for their subject.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 6., überarb. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 470
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 984g
• ISBN-13: 9780521165143
• ISBN-10: 0521165148
• Artikelnr.: 34101359

Autorenporträt

Aubrey Manning, OBE FRSE was Professor of Natural History at the University of Edinburgh. His main research and teaching interests were based around animal behaviour, development and evolution. He completed his DPhil under Niko Tinbergen and is now Emeritus Professor. He received the Zoological Society of London Silver Medal in 2003 for public understanding of science.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction; 2. The development of behaviour; 3. Stimuli and communication; 4. Decision-making and motivation; 5. Learning and memory; 6. Evolution; 7. Social organization; Index.

Rezensionen

'This introduction to 'the liveliest aspect of all that lives' (as Konrad Lorenz famously called behaviour) covers all the angles one would expect from a biologically oriented approach. It will be of tremendous value to any student seeking to explore what questions this field of research addresses and the many useful insights and concepts it has developed.' Frans de Waal, Emory University, Atlanta