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The Behavior of Animals An updated view of animal behavior studies, featuring global experts The Behavior of Animals, Second Edition provides a broad overview of the current state of animal behavior studies with contributions from international experts. This edition includes new chapters on hormones and behavior, individuality, and human evolution. All chapters have been thoroughly revised and updated, and are supported by color illustrations, informative callouts, and accessible presentation of technical information. Provides an introduction to the study of animal behavior Looks at an extensive scope of topics- from perception, motivation and emotion, biological rhythms, and animal learning to animal cognition, communication, mate choice, and individuality. Explores the evolution of animal behavior including a critical evaluation of the assumption that human beings can be studied as if they were any other animal species. Students will benefit from an updated textbook in which a variety of contributors provide their expertise and global perspective in specialized areas

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Author:   Johan J. Bolhuis (Utrecht University) ,  Luc-Alain Giraldeau (Universite du Quebec a Montreal) ,  Jerry A. Hogan (University of Toronto, Canada)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   1.021kg
ISBN:  

9781119109501

ISBN 10:   1119109507
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   09 December 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors vii Foreword xiii Robert A. Hinde Preface xvii 1. The Study of Animal Behavior 1 Johan J. Bolhuis, Luc-Alain Giraldeau, and Jerry A. Hogan 2. Stimulus Perception 12 Harald Burghagen and Jörg-Peter Ewert 3. Motivation and Emotion 48 Jerry A. Hogan 4. Biological Rhythms and Behavior 78 Ralph E. Mistlberger and Benjamin Rusak 5. Brain and Behavior 111 David F. Sherry 6. Hormones and Behavior 136 Jacques Balthazart and Gregory F. Ball 7. Development of Behavior 166 Johan J. Bolhuis 8. Learning and Memory 197 Kimberly Kirkpatrick and Geoffrey Hall 9. Animal Cognition 223 Jerry A. Hogan 10. Applied Animal Behavior and Animal Welfare 251 David Fraser and Daniel M. Weary 11. The Function of Behavior 281 Luc-Alain Giraldeau and Jerry A. Hogan 12. Mate Choice, Mating Systems, and Sexual Selection 315 Anders Pape Møller 13. Animal Personality, the Study of Individual Behavioral Differences 342 Denis Réale and Pierre-Olivier Montiglio 14. Animal Communication 367 William A. Searcy and Stephen Nowicki 15. Evolution of Behavior 397 Michael J. Ryan 16. The Evolution of Hominin Behavior 427 Ian Tattersall 17. Evolutionary Approaches to Human Behavior 456 Gillian R. Brown, Catharine P. Cross, and Kevin N. Laland Name Index 489 Subject Index 500

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Johan J. Bolhuis is Professor of Cognitive Neurobiology at Utrecht University, and Affiliated Lecturer at the Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge. Luc-Alain Giraldeau is a behavioral ecologist currently head of the Instiitut National de la Recherche Scientifique in Quebec. Jerry A. Hogan is emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto.

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