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Animal behavior : an evolutionary approach

Title
  1. Animal behavior : an evolutionary approach / John Alcock.
Published by
  1. Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, [1993], ©1993.
Author
  1. Alcock, John, 1942-

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Description
  1. 625 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm
Subject
  1. Animal behavior
  2. Behavior evolution
  3. Biological Evolution
  4. Behavior, Animal
Contents
  1. Evolutionary approach to animal behavior -- Diversity of behavior -- Genetics of behavior -- Development of behavior -- Nerve cells and behavior -- Organization of behavior -- Evolution of behavior: historical pathways -- Evolution of adaptations -- Evolution of communication -- Finding a place to live -- Adaptive feeding behavior -- Coping with predators adaptively -- Male and female reproductive tactics -- Ecology of mating systmes -- Caring for offspring -- Ecology of social behavior -- Evolutionary approach to human behavior.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 580-612) and index.