Animal Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Mechanisms, Development, and Ecology

Drawing extensively on examples and experimental work, Animal Behavior, second edition, makes animal behavior accessible even to readers who know only the rudiments of biology. Dr. Ridley structures his book around the underlying questions of animal behavior: What are the mechanisms that control behavior? Why or how are they useful? How did they develop? What is their evolutionary history? Logically organized individual chapters cover specific elements of animal behavior. Each chapter begins by laying the foundation for discussion and ends with a summary and suggestions for further reading.Other features expanded discussion of the mechanisms of behavior expanded section on neuronal control of bat sonar superbly illustrated, and includes many classic photographs by Niko Tinbergen extensive revision of chapters on signals and conflict, including a new section on dominance and stress the latest on the learning of bird songMark Ridley is the author of 'Animal Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Mechanisms, Development, and Ecology', published 1995 under ISBN 9780865423909 and ISBN 0865423903.