Home Ranges of Animals: Cognitive Maps, Research Approaches, and Insights

Author:   Roger A. Powell (Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus, Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780192858337


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   21 October 2025
Format:   Hardback
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Home Ranges of Animals: Cognitive Maps, Research Approaches, and Insights


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Animals have tremendous agency to understand the world around them and to plan how to take best advantage of that world to meet their requirements. Their perception of the world differs from humans' and includes knowledge emphasizing different senses. This book argues that to understand animals' home ranges, which are integral to the behavior and ecology of animals, biologists must understand their cognition of their environments. Presenting diverse, complementary approaches to studying home ranges, this book shows how using multiple approaches sheds a broad light on how and why animals behave as they do. The book also provides many examples showing how hypothesis-driven research provides strong insights into animal behavior and ecology.

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Author:   Roger A. Powell (Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus, Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 19.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.50cm
Weight:   0.715kg
ISBN:  

9780192858337


ISBN 10:   0192858335
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   21 October 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

An Introduction to Home Ranges Territories Cognitive Maps and the Definition of a Home Range Movement Information, Movements, and Home Ranges Mechanistic Familiarity Distributions Economic and Cost-Benefit Models and Home Ranges Foraging Optimally for a Home Range Game Theory and Home Ranges Familiarity Distributions Building Familiarity Distributions Familiarity Distributions A Doorway to New Cogitations on Home Ranges

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After earning his BA from Carleton College and his PhD from the University of Chicago, Roger A. Powell arrived at North Carolina State University, where he is now Professor Emeritus. He teaches courses in Animal Behavior, Animal Ecology, Evolution, and Wildlife Management in the classroom and in the field. His research emphasizes animals' home ranges from diverse perspectives, mostly using predatory mammals as subjects.

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