Animal Behavior

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Animal Behavior

A guide to the hows and whys of animals interacting with each other and with the world around them.

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This textbook explores the mechanisms and evolution of animal behavior, including neural, hormonal, and genetic substrates of behavior; foraging; anti-predator defenses; mating systems and sexual selection; social behavior; communication; parental care; kin selection and recognition; and territoriality. Associated laboratory exercises will provide hands-on experience for many of these concepts.

[edit] Contents

[edit] Chapter 1. History, Aims and Approaches

[edit] Chapter 2. Development, Learning and Genetics

[edit] Chapter 3. Proximate Mechanisms of Behavior

[edit] Chapter 4. Functional Significance of Behavior

[edit] Chapter 5. Phylogeny, and Behavior

[edit] Chapter 6. Behavior Case Studies

  • Communication Systems
  • Spatial Distributions
  • Mating Systems
  • other

[edit] Chapter 7. Comparative Human Behavior

[edit] Original modules that are now included in the text

these modules contain the original histories for the material that has been merged into different sections of the book

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