Animal behavior : concepts, methods, and applications by Nordell, Shawn E, Valone, Thomas J instant download

Animal behavior : concepts, methods, and applications by Nordell, Shawn E, Valone, Thomas J instant download

xxviii, 449 pages : 28 cm, \"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, 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