An Introduction to Animal Behaviour

An Introduction to Animal Behaviour

Einband:
Kartonierter Einband
EAN:
9780521165143
Untertitel:
Englisch
Autor:
Aubrey Manning, Marian Stamp Dawkins
Herausgeber:
Cambridge University Press
Auflage:
6., überarb. Aufl.
Anzahl Seiten:
470
Erscheinungsdatum:
24.05.2012
ISBN:
0521165148

A beautifully written introduction to the fundamentals of animal behaviour, this revised and updated edition is now in full colour.

Zusatztext 'Combining the best of classical ethology with modern developments in behavioural biology! the sixth edition of a famous textbook is enormously welcome. I strongly recommend this beautifully written and illustrated book to students of all ages.' Patrick Bateson! University of Cambridge Informationen zum Autor Aubrey Manning, OBE FRSE was Professor of Natural History at the University of Edinburgh. His main research and teaching interests were based around animal behaviour, development and evolution. He completed his DPhil under Niko Tinbergen and is now Emeritus Professor. He received the Zoological Society of London Silver Medal in 2003 for public understanding of science. Klappentext A beautifully written introduction to the fundamentals of animal behaviour, this revised and updated edition is now in full colour. Zusammenfassung Now in full colour! this revised and updated edition of Manning and Dawkins' classic text provides a beautifully written introduction to the fundamentals of animal behaviour. Illustrated with fascinating examples of complex behavioural mechanisms! it includes clear explanations and concise! readable text and retains the author's enthusiasm for their subject. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. The development of behaviour; 3. Stimuli and communication; 4. Decision-making and motivation; 5. Learning and memory; 6. Evolution; 7. Social organization; Index.

Autorentext
Aubrey Manning, OBE FRSE was Professor of Natural History at the University of Edinburgh. His main research and teaching interests were based around animal behaviour, development and evolution. He completed his DPhil under Niko Tinbergen and is now Emeritus Professor. He received the Zoological Society of London Silver Medal in 2003 for public understanding of science.

Zusammenfassung
Now in full colour, this revised and updated edition of Manning and Dawkins' classic text provides a beautifully written introduction to the fundamentals of animal behaviour. Illustrated with fascinating examples of complex behavioural mechanisms, it includes clear explanations and concise, readable text and retains the author's enthusiasm for their subject.

Inhalt
1. Introduction; 2. The development of behaviour; 3. Stimuli and communication; 4. Decision-making and motivation; 5. Learning and memory; 6. Evolution; 7. Social organization; Index.


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