Essentials of Animal Behaviour (Studies in Biology)

By Peter J.B. Slater

Book Overview

Essentials of Animal Behaviour is an introduction to the study of animal behavior that is primarily intended for first- or second-year undergraduates. The book aims to get across the basic principles of the subject as briefly and lucidly as possible with the aid of carefully selected examples from both recent and classic research, together with numerous illustrations. The text will stimulate readers with its active and exciting treatment of the research, and will lay a solid foundation on which further study may be based. Its simple and readable style, helped by an extensive glossary, will make it useful and enjoyable reading for all those with an interest in the subjects of animal behavior, behavioral ecology, and comparative psychology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521629969
• ISBN13: 9780521629966
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Essential!

This is an essential book for anyone interested in Ethology and a great beginning for someone who is descovering animal behaviour. It's light (so you can carry it to the beach!) and it's very fluid writting making it easy to grasp the subjects. It's organized according to the four main questions by Nicolaus Tinbergen, and filled with picturestic descriptions of experiments helping you comprehend the topics and working as a memory aid. Essential!