Contributors in biological and mental sciences offer an introductory textbook on animal behavior that encompasses a number of approaches and presents the current understanding in the rapidly changing field. The section on mechanisms discusses such aspects as stimulus perception, the development of behavior, and learning and memory. Function and evolution are addressed from such perspectives as communication, mate choice, and social systems. A final three chapters on animal behavior and human society look at animal welfare, conservation biology, and human behavior as animal behavior. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR More Reviews and Recommendations

Johan J. Bolhuis is Professor of Behavioural Biology at Utrecht University.Luc-Alain Giraldeau is Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Québec in Montréal.

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