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An Introduction to Animal Behaviour
Aubrey Manning
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Description for An Introduction to Animal Behaviour
Paperback. A beautifully written introduction to the fundamentals of animal behaviour, this revised and updated edition is now in full colour. Num Pages: 467 pages, 71 b/w illus. 135 colour illus. BIC Classification: PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 245 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1002. 468 pages, 71 b/w illus. 135 colour illus. A beautifully written introduction to the fundamentals of animal behaviour, this revised and updated edition is now in full colour. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PSVP. Dimension: 190 x 245 x 18. Weight: 772.
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 mongoose swiftly and deftly bites its prey to death; 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 ... Read more
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 mongoose swiftly and deftly bites its prey to death; 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
468
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
467
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521165143
SKU
V9780521165143
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About Aubrey Manning
Aubrey Manning, OBE FRSE was Professor of Natural History at the University of Edinburgh. His main research and teaching interests were based around animal behaviour, development and evolution. He completed his DPhil under Niko Tinbergen and is now Emeritus Professor. He received the Zoological Society of London Silver Medal in 2003 for public understanding of science. Marian Stamp Dawkins is ... Read more
Reviews for An Introduction to Animal Behaviour
'This introduction to 'the liveliest aspect of all that lives' (as Konrad Lorenz famously called behaviour) covers all the angles one would expect from a biologically oriented approach. It will be of tremendous value to any student seeking to explore what questions this field of research addresses and the many useful insights and concepts it has developed.' Frans de Waal, ... Read more