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Description for Behaviour and Evolution
Paperback. Studying behavior draws upon the work of scientists from a number of disciplines, all seeking to answer the question of why an animal behaves in the way it does. This title examines a variety of aspects of animal behavior and analyzes the underlying relationship between behavior and evolution. Num Pages: 314 pages, 134 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JMC; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 748.
This book, part of a series from The Open University in the United Kingdom, is about animal behaviour. The behaviour of animals, including humans, is very diverse and often very complex. Studying behaviour draws on the work of scientists from several disciplines, including ethologists, psychologists, physiologists and biochemists. The question that most of them are interested in answering is: why does an animal behave in the way it does? The possible answers - development, survival value, evolutionary history or cause-and-effect - are the themes that run through this introduction to behaviour and evolution.
This book, part of a series from The Open University in the United Kingdom, is about animal behaviour. The behaviour of animals, including humans, is very diverse and often very complex. Studying behaviour draws on the work of scientists from several disciplines, including ethologists, psychologists, physiologists and biochemists. The question that most of them are interested in answering is: why does an animal behave in the way it does? The possible answers - development, survival value, evolutionary history or cause-and-effect - are the themes that run through this introduction to behaviour and evolution.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540647522
SKU
V9783540647522
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
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