Animal Behavior

An Evolutionary Approach

• Author(s): John Alcock,
• Publisher: Sinauer Associates
• Pages: 625
• ISBN_10: 0878930175
  ISBN_13: 9780878930173
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General , Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ethology (Animal Behavior) ,

Description:... An evolutionary approach to animal behavior. The diversity of behavior. The genetics of behavior. The development of behavior. Nerve cells and behavior. The organization of behavior. The evolution of behavior: historical pathways. The evolution of adaptatioins. The evolution of communication. Finding a place to live. Adaptive feefing behavior. Coping with predators adaptively. Male and female reproductive tactics. The ecology of mating systems. Caring for offspring. The ecology of social behavior. An evolutionary approach to human behavior.