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The tenth edition features a major reorganisation, focusing first on the evolutionary basis of behavior followed by the underlying proximate mechanisms. Enduring features of previous editions also remain; the clear engaging writing style, the beautifully illustrated text with many new photographs and numerous references to new scientific articles.

目次: 

1 An Introduction to Animal Behavior
2 Behavioral Ecology and the Evolution of Altruism
3 The Evolution of Social Behavior
4 The Evolution of Communication
5 Avoiding Predators and Finding Food
6 The Evolution of Habitat Selection, Territoriality, and Migration
7 The Evolution of Reproductive Behavior
8 The Evolution of Mating Systems
9 The Evolution of Parental Care
10 Proximate and Ultimate Causes of Behavior
11 The Development of Behavior
12 Evolution, Nervous Systems, and Behavior
13 How Neurons and Hormones Organize Behavior
14 The Evolution of Human Behavior

著者について: 

John Alcock is Regents' Professor Emeritus of Biology at Arizona State University. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University under the direction of Ernst Mayr. His research deals with the behavioral ecology of insect mating systems, with projects that have taken him from Arizona to Costa Rica and Australia. He wrote The Triumph of Sociobiology (2001) and coauthored The Evolution of Insect Mating Systems (1983) with Randy Thornhill. Alcock has also written seven other books on animal behavior and natural history for general audiences. One of these, In a Desert Garden, received the Burroughs' Award for natural history writing in 1998. Dr. Alcock also received the Dean's Quality Teaching Award the first year it was given at Arizona State University.

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Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary Approach (10th edition)