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Animal Behaviour: A Very Short Introduction
Contributor(s): Wyatt, Tristram D. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0198712154     ISBN-13: 9780198712152
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences - Biology
Series: Very Short Introductions
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.2" W x 6.8" L (0.30 lbs) 176 pages
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How animals behave is crucial to their survival and reproduction. The application of new molecular tools such as DNA fingerprinting and genomics is causing a revolution in the study of animal behavior, while developments in computing and image analysis allow us to investigate behavior in ways
never previously possible. By combining these with the traditional methods of observation and experiments, we are now learning more about animal behavior than ever before.

In this Very Short Introduction Tristram D. Wyatt discusses how animal behavior has evolved, how behaviors develop in each individual (considering the interplay of genes, epigenetics, and experience), how we can understand animal societies, and how we can explain collective behavior such as swirling
flocks of starlings. Using lab and field studies from across the animal kingdom, he analyzes what drives behavior, and explores instinct, learning, and culture. Looking more widely at behavioral ecology, he also considers some aspects of human behavior.

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