Animal Behaviour : An Evolutionary Perspective /

This textbook presents all basic principles of animal behaviour in a clear and concise manner and illustrates them with up-to-date examples. Emphasis is placed on behavioural biology as an integrative discipline of organismic biology, focusing on the adaptive value of behaviours that facilitate reso...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kappeler, Peter M. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Edition:	1st ed. 2021.
Subjects:	Zoology. Animal culture. Ecology . Animal behavior. Neurosciences. Psychology. Psychobiology. Animal Science. Behavioral Ecology. Neuroscience. Behavioral Sciences and Psychology. Biological Psychology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Part 1: Basics
Chapter 1: Behavioral Biology: Content and History
Chapter 2: Methods and Concepts of Behavioral Biology
Chapter 3: Behavior, Evolution and Life histories
Part 2: Survival Strategies
Chapter 4: Basic Function and Behavior
Chapter 5: Orientation in Time and Space
Chapter 6: Habitat and Food Selection
Chapter 7: Predation
Part 3: Reproduction
Chapter 8: Sexual selection: Evolutionary Foundations
Chapter 9: Intrasexual selection: how males compete
Chapter 10: Intersexual selection: how females choose
Part 4: Parental Care and Infant Development
Chapter 11: Parental care
Chapter 12: Development and control of behaviour
Part 5: Social evolution
Chapter 13: Social systems
Chapter 14: Social structure.