An Introduction To Animal Behaviour 6Th Edition

An Introduction To Animal Behaviour 6Th Edition

AN INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR Sixth Edition Wolves excitedly greet each other as members of the pack come together; a bumble bee uses its long tongue to reach the nectar at the base of a foxglove flower; a peregrine falcon stoops at high speed to strike a pigeon flying below; young cheetahs rest quietly together, very close to sleep. Now in full colour, this revised and updated edition of Manning and Dawkins’ classic text provides a beautifully written introduction to the fundamentals of animal behaviour. Tinbergen’s four questions of causation, evolution, development and function form the fundamental framework of the text, illustrated with fascinating examples of complex behavioural mechanisms. The authors provide accounts of all levels of behaviour from the nerve cell to that of the population. The strengths of An Introduction to Animal Behaviour as a textbook include its clear…

Key Features

• Now in full colour, this revised and updated edition of Manning and Dawkins’ classic text provides a beautifully written introduction to the fundamentals of animal behaviour
• The authors provide accounts of all levels of behaviour from the nerve cell to that of the population
• The strengths of An Introduction to Animal Behaviour as a textbook include its clear…