Drickamer, Lee C.

Animal behavior : mechanisms, ecology, evolution / Lee C. Drickamer, Stephen H. Vessey, Doug Meikle. - 4th ed. - Dubuque, IA : Wm. C. Brown Publishers, c1996. - xv, 447 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-408) and indexes.

Part One The Study of Animal Behavior 1 Introduction to Animal Behavior 2 History of the Study of Animal Behavior 3 Approaches and Methods Part Two Behavior Genetics and Evolution 4 Genes and Evolution 5 Behavioral Genetics 6 Evolution of Behavior Patterns Part Three Mechanisms of Behavior 7 The Nervous System 8 Hormones and Behavior, and Immunology and Behavior 9 Biological Rhythms 10 Development of Behavior 11 Learning 12 Communication Part Four Finding Food and Shelter 13 Migration, Orientation, and Navigation 14 Habitat Selection 15 Foraging Behavior Part Five Social Organization and Mating Systems 16 Conflict 17 Sexual Reproduction and Parental Care 18 Mating Systems and Parental Care 19 Social Systems

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