Essential Animal Behavior [Paperback]

Graham Scott (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0632057998 | ISBN-13: 978-0632057993 | Publication Date: September 13, 2004 | Edition: 1

Essential Animal Behavior provides a comprehensive introduction to all areas of the subject: from the genetic and neurobiological control of behavior to the learning, development, and function of behavior in an evolutionary context. Social behaviour is also covered throughout the text.

Written in a concise and engaging style, this new book:

• includes examples from both marine and terrestrial environments around the world
  
• places current research alongside classic examples, and
  
• puts the study of animal behavior in an applied context, emphasizing the implications for animal welfare and animal conservation.

Carefully designed to meet the needs of students coming to the subject for the first time, the book includes the following features:

• key concept boxes
  
• Focus on boxes
  
• chapter summaries
  
• guided reading to aid revision and further study
  
• case studies and boxed examples that reinforce essential points, and
  
• questions for discussion.

This book is essential reading for degree-level students following modular programs in biology, zoology, marine biology, and psychology.

An Instructor manual CD-ROM for this title is available. Please contact our Higher Education team at [e-mail] for more information.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A highly readable, well-designed, concise account of animal behaviour."
Tim Birkhead, Sheffield University, UK

"Scott presents a fascinating subject in an arresting manner, condensing his material but not sacrificing detail." Times Higher Education Supplement, December 2005

Book Description

Written in a concise and engaging style, this new book provides a comprehensive introduction to all areas of the subject and: Includes examples from both marine and terrestrial environments around the world; Places current research alongside classic examples; Puts the study of animal behavior in an applied context, emphasizing the implications for animal welfare and animal conservation. Carefully designed to meet the needs of students coming to the subject for the first time, the book includes the following features: Key concept boxes; Focus on boxes; Chapter summaries; Guided reading to aid revision and further study; Case studies and boxed examples that reinforce essential points; Questions for discussion. This book is essential reading for degree-level students following modular programs in biology, zoology, marine biology, and psychology. All the artwork from the book is available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/scott or by CD-Rom.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (September 13, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0632057998
• ISBN-13: 978-0632057993
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #338,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent portable undergraduate student text, August 16, 2009

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This review is from: Essential Animal Behavior (Paperback)

This book has been written with students in mind - it is pithy, full of classic references, links, key points and summaries and is still small enough to be carried around. It is also cheaper than its rivals such as Alcock. It has 8 chapters that would make an ideal skeleton for a short undergraduate module that assumes nothing more than a woolly understanding of what animal behaviour is.