num_pages: 596
description: Principles of Animal Behavior , the highly an ticipated contemporary text from Professor Lee Alan Dugatkin, takes a uniquely integrative approach to animal behavior. Professor Dugatkin creates a balanced discussion in several by recognizing genetic evolution as the primary force underlying animal behavior while also discussing the role of learning and cultural transmission, by placing equal emphasis on theory and empirical work, by employing a diverse group of case studies, and by covering both vertebrates and invertebrates extensively. Principles of Animal Behavior also features exclusive interviews with leading scholars and researchers, lively prose, and a vivid art program, ensuring that it will be a welcome addition to the field.
language: English
title: Principles of Animal Behavior
titlecomplete: Principles of Animal Behavior
genres: School, Biology, Science, Animals, Reference, College, Textbooks, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 98
publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc