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Animal behavior : concepts, methods, and applications / Shawn E. Nordell, Saint Louis University, Thomas J. Valone, Saint Louis University.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: xxviii, 343 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 28 cmContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780199737604
  • 0199737606
  • 9780199315581
  • 0199315582
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 591.5 NOR 23
LOC classification:
  • QL751 .N74 2013
Contents:
The science of animal behavior -- Evolution and the study of animal behavior -- Methods for studying animal behavior -- Behavioral genetics -- Learning and cognition -- Communication -- Foraging behavior -- Antipredator behavior -- Dispersal and migration -- Habitat selection, territoriality, and aggression -- Mating behavior -- Mating systems -- Parental care -- Social behavior.
Summary: "Animal Behavior: Concepts, Methods, and Applications uses a conceptual approach that puts the process of science and applications front and center. The text guides students through featured research examples that strongly emphasize the process of scientific inquiry. The approach is based on the growing mandate to shift science education from rote memorization to a conceptual approach that emphasizes the nature of inquiry in science."--Publisher's description.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 591.5 NOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 223822
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 591.5 NOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 223823
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 591.5 NOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 223826
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 591.5 NOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 223824

Includes bibliographical references.

The science of animal behavior -- Evolution and the study of animal behavior -- Methods for studying animal behavior -- Behavioral genetics -- Learning and cognition -- Communication -- Foraging behavior -- Antipredator behavior -- Dispersal and migration -- Habitat selection, territoriality, and aggression -- Mating behavior -- Mating systems -- Parental care -- Social behavior.

"Animal Behavior: Concepts, Methods, and Applications uses a conceptual approach that puts the process of science and applications front and center. The text guides students through featured research examples that strongly emphasize the process of scientific inquiry. The approach is based on the growing mandate to shift science education from rote memorization to a conceptual approach that emphasizes the nature of inquiry in science."--Publisher's description.

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