Animal behaviour : an evolutionary perspective

Animal behaviour : an evolutionary perspective / Peter M. Kappeler.

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.
Format: eBook
Language:English
German
Published: Cham : Springer, 2022.
Edition:[Fifth edition]
Subjects:
Animal behavior.
Animal behavior
Online Access:Click for online access
Uniform Title:Verhaltensbiologie.
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.

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