Perspectives on Animal Behavior

Goodenough, Judith; McGuire, Betty; Jakob, Elizabeth

ISBN 10: 0470045175 / ISBN 13: 9780470045176

Verlag: Wiley, 2009

In. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ria9780470045176_new

Inhaltsangabe:

The third edition of a successful and effective book for the introductory course in Animal Behavior. The text includes strong supportive reviews, a balanced approach and the latest in research and findings. The author is known for an accessible and easy-to-understand writing style making the most difficult topics understandable.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

JUDITH GOODENOUGH, from the Department of Biology at the University of Massachusetts, has studied biological rhythms in creatures from planaria to finches to deer mice, and even in the green alga Chlamydomonas.

BETTY MCGUIRE is from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University. Her research focuses on parental behavior, reproduction, and ecology of small mammals, and she occasionally dabbles in work with larger domestic animals such as dogs and horses.

ELIZABETH JAKOB, from the Department of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, studies the behavior of spiders, asking questions about their learning, perception, and interactions with conspecifics and with other species. She has carried out field projects in California, Mexico, Massachusetts, and Maine.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Perspectives on Animal Behavior
Verlag: Wiley
Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: New
Auflage: 3. Auflage