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 b
Animal behaviour : mechanism, development, function and evolution
โ Scribed by C J Barnard
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 757
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Table of Contents
Content: 1. Questions about behaviour. 2. Evolution and behaviour. 3. Physiological mechanisms and behaviour. 4. Motivation and cognition. 5. Development: from genes to behaviour. 6. Development : maturation and learning. 7. Finding a place to live. 8. Finding food. 9. Social behaviour. 10. Mating and parental care. 11. Communication 12. Human behaviour.
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