Principles of Animal Behavior (Second Edition) |  | Author: Lee Alan Dugatkin
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: Second Edition
Pages: 642
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.9 x 1
ISBN: 0393934411
Dewey Decimal Number: 571
EAN: 9780393934410
ASIN: 0393934411
Publication Date: April 20, 2009
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The most balanced, comprehensive and current animal behavior text available. Principles of Animal Behavior, Second Edition, builds on the first edition’s reputation as a contemporary and forward-looking text with several distinct features: - balanced coverage of proximate and ultimate factors, bolstered by a significant expansion of proximate coverage in the new edition
- thorough coverage of phylogeny and animal behavior has been added to the book’s integrated view of natural selection, learning, and cultural transmission
- a focus on current research and the process of science through interviews with prominent researchers at the end of every chapter.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Introduction to Animal Behavior September 10, 2007
S. Farnsworth (Pocatello, Idaho United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As with any text book, there are some concepts that are not explained in a completely clear manner, but the use of examples from real world studies is well done to help clarify and solidify those concepts. The book follows a logical progression allowing for a front to back read without having to jump around from chapter to chapter. Anyone that is interested in beginning to understand Ethology would be well served to give this text a try.
For a textbook on Evolution and Behavior, this is not bad! October 12, 2009
J. C. Kaminski (Boston, MA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm taking an advanced psychology class on Evolution and Behavior and had to buy this book in addition to reading many articles and postings on various topics. This textbook is actually very informative yet easy to understand (relatively speaking). Dugatkin includes a wide variety of different animals to illustrate the bases of behavior and provides solid background about different species.
Great introduction May 13, 2010
Abi (New York)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had little interest in behavioral ecology and evolutionary biology before I took a class using this textbook. The text was very readable, concise and easy to understand and really helped me get into the subject matter. I had a great time with this textbook, sometimes I would read ahead because I thought the material was so interesting. Diagrams and charts make the more complicated topics simpler. I have since taken other classes in sociobiology and evolutionary biology, and this text remains the best reference I've come across yet.
Bought the book on Amazon May 15, 2010
Scott W. Hill (Westy, CO)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I ordered this book in January for my coursework in Spring 2010. The book was a valuable resource that my instructor referenced often. I find it unlikely that this will be the type of text that you buy and crack maybe twice during the semester. I bought it new, it arrived in perfect shape in shrink wrap.
I agree with comments stating how most of the concepts and theories are backed by research. It is also very readable as far as textbooks go, the author does not try to overwhelm the reader with technical jargon and unfamiliar concepts. It is a good primer for ethologist minded people, or for those interested as part of a greater understanding of animals.
I am pre-vet and even though this course was not recommended or required by graduate school, I am glad I took the class. It was very enlightening.
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Austin W. Cornett (TX)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
I ordered a new book. The book I received had marked and highlighted pages, small tears, and someone else's notes. It also took three weeks to arrive.
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