Principles of Animal Behavior, 4th Edition

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Principles of Animal Behavior, 4th Edition

Principles Of Animal Behavior 4Th Edition

By Lee Alan Dugatkin

Principles of Animal Behavior, 4th Edition PDF. Since the last edition of this definitive textbook was published in 2013, much has happened in the field of animal behavior. In this fourth edition, Lee Alan Dugatkin draws on cutting-edge new work not only to update and expand on the studies presented, but also to reinforce the previous editionsโ€™ focus on ultimate and proximate causation, as well as the bookโ€™s unique emphasis on natural selection, learning, and cultural transmission. The result is a state-of-the-art textbook on animal behavior that explains underlying concepts in a way that is both scientifically rigorous and accessible to students. Each chapter in the book provides a sound theoretical and conceptual basis upon which the empirical studies rest. A completely new feature in this edition are the Cognitive Connection boxes in Chapters 2โ€“17, designed to dig deep into the importance of the cognitive underpinnings to many types of behaviors. Each box focuses on a specific issue related to cognition and the particular topic covered in that chapter.

As Principles of Animal Behavior makes clear, the tapestry of animal behavior is created from weaving all of these components into a beautiful whole. With Dugatkinโ€™s exquisitely illustrated, comprehensive, and up-to-date fourth edition, we are able to admire that beauty anew.

Table of Contents

1 Principles of Animal Behavior

2 The Evolution of Behavior

3 Hormones and Neurobiology

4 Molecular Genetics and Development

5 Learning

6 Cultural Transmission

7 Sexual Selection

8 Mating Systems

9 Kinship

10 Cooperation

11 Foraging

12 Antipredator Behavior

13 Communication

14 Habitat Selection, Territoriality, and Migration

15 Aggression

16 Play

17 Animal Personalities

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