Animal thinking
Subtitle: contemporary issues in comparative cognition
By: edited by Randolf Menzel and Julia Fischer
Contributors: Menzel, Randolf, 1940-; Fischer, Julia, 1966-
Series: Strüngmann forum reports
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780262016636
Subjects: Animal communication; Cognition in animals; Social behavior in animals; Congresses; Decision making in animals; Animal navigation
Description: This book critically evaluates current concepts and puts a strong focus on the psychological mechanisms that underpin animal behavior. It offers comparative analyses that reveal common principles as well as adaptations that evolved in particular species in response to specific selective pressures.
Notes: "Eighth Ernst Strüngmann Forum held Sep. 26-Oct. 1, 2010, Frankfurt am Main."

Includes bibliographical references  (p. [293]-335) and index.