Animal Behavior

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This classic textbook is a concise introductory guide to thesubject of animal behavior. The book is organized by first buildingthe four-cornered foundations of the subject, then moving higher.In an extremely well-organized progression, the student is lead toan understanding of the essential topics, explained in logicalself-contained units. Each chapter ends with suggestions forfurther reading. In this second edition, the coverage of mechanismsof behavior is much expanded, as is the material on evolution andnatural selection. The chapter on development includes much of thenew work on learning and memory, especially song-learning in birds.Indeed throughout the book, examples are drawn from recentground-breaking research. * The latest edition of the textbook of choice in animalbehaviour * Extremely well illustrated and including many classic photos byNiko Tinbergen * Uniquely well suited as an introductory text - designed forstudent use with a clear and logical organization founded onself-contained units

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Mark Ridley

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Praise for the first edition "The book's chief distinction is it accessibility: indeed itsucceeds excellently as an introduction to its subject. It isclear, lucid, easy to read, and unstuffy." -- Times HigherEducation Supplement
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