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Animal Behaviour

Mechanism, Development, Function and Evolution

Chris Barnard author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pearson Education (US)

Published:4th Dec '03

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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.Animal behaviour has been one of the fastest-growing scientific disciplines of recent years. Its impact on the way we think about biology has spawned lucid ‘best sellers' like The Selfish Gene and widespread scientific and public debate about our view of the natural world and our place in it. This 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.

"A highly useful and informative book that is highly recommended for students of animal behaviour." - Dr V. Tamara Montrose, Hartpury College, University of the West of England

ISBN: 9780130899361

Dimensions: 246mm x 189mm x 23mm

Weight: 860g

760 pages