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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785118903321

Autore

Arora Mohan P

Titolo

Animal behaviour [[electronic resource] /] / Mohan P. Arora ; edited by Chander Kanta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mumbai [India], : Himalaya Pub. House, 2009

ISBN

1-282-79902-9

9786612799020

1-4416-6100-X

93-5043-341-9

600-00-2678-1

Edizione

[Rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (443 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KantaChander

Disciplina

591.51

Soggetti

Animal behavior

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; SELECTION OF HABITAT; PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOUR; TERRITORIALITY, AGGRESSION AND CONFLICT BEHAVIOUR; FEEDING AND ANTIPREDATOR BEHAVIOUR; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; BIOLOGICAL COMMUNICATION; BIOLOGICAL CLOCK; ORIENTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR; EVOLUTION OF BEHAVIOUR; HORMONES AND BEHAVIOUR; BEHAVIOURAL GENETICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR; HUMAN BEHAVIOUR; SEXUAL VARIATIONS IN HUMAN BEINGS; BEHAVIOUR OF EMBRYOS; FIGHTING BEHAVIOUR; PARENTAL CARE BEHAVIOUR; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR; GLOSSARY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The fascinating book is designed as a concise introductory guide to animal behaviour. It provides a window onto discoveries about the behaviour of animals, made by those who are prepared to stop and watch. The book provides a balanced and integrated treatment of the entire field of animal behaviour. This book is intelligible to the educated layman but it deals with some complex ideas. It is an adequate text for all requirements in this area for most under graduate. The book uses up-to-date examples to show how precise hypotheses may be formulated and tested experimentally. Special efforts have