Introduction to animal behavior (Record no. 11035)
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| fixed length control field | 03076pam a2200217 a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 3087805 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20200722122508.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 980424s1999 caua b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0534344054 (casebound) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780534344054 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 591.5 |
| Edition number | 21 |
| Item number | S5794 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Siiter, Roland J., |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Introduction to animal behavior |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | / Roland J. Siiter. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Pacific Grove, CA : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Brooks/Cole Pub. Co, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1999 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxi, 391 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Animal behavior. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Primates |
| General subdivision | Behavior. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | . Introduction. What this book is about. History of the study of animal behavior. Animal classification. Questions about animal behavior. Summary. Part i: scientific approaches. 2. Research methods. The beginning: observational methods. Experimental methods. Correlational methods. The comparative method. Cost-benefit analysis. Avoiding the pitfall of storytelling. A detailed example: why do songbirds sing? Research ethics and animal welfare. Summary. 3. Evolution. The theory of evolution. Evolution as fact. Questions about evolution. Ecology and evolution. Summary. 4. Genes and heredity. Basic genetics. Genetic change and evolution. Genes and behavior. Artificial selection (selective breeding). Summary. 5. Learning and adaptation. Learning as an adaptive mechanism. Types of learning and their functions. Adaptive differences in learners. Summary. Part ii: making a living in the wild. 6. Foraging and migration. Locating food. Food selection. Handling and consuming food. Migration as a survival strategy. Summary. 7. Predators and prey. Predator behaviors. Defenses against predation. Evolutionary arms races. Summary. 8. Competition and territoriality. Competition for food. Competition for mates. Territoriality. Summary. 9. Communication and living in groups. Channels of communication. Functions of communication. Group living. Summary. Part iii: mating and parenting. 10. Sexual conflict, selection, and courtship. Sexual conflict. Alternative reproductive strategies. Summary. 11. Mating patterns. Monogamy. Polygyny. Polyandry. Promiscuity/polygynandry. Summary. 12. Parenting. The evolution of parental investment. A survey of parenting variations. Unusual parenting strategies. Natal dispersal. Summary. 13. Cooperation and helping. Mutualism. Reciprocity. Kin selection. Eusociality. Summary. Part iv: our closest relatives: the primates. 14. Primate patterns. What is a primate? Prosimians. New world monkeys. Old world monkeys. Summary. 15. Apes great and small. Swingers: gibbons. Orangutans. Gorillas. Common chimpanzees. The other chimpanzee: bonobos. Can apes use language? Summary. 16. Learning and early experience in primates. The primate advantage: observational learning. The critical role of early experiences. The role of play in development. Do animals think? Summary. 17. Evolutionary psychology. Human evolution. Comparative human behavior. Sexual selection in humans. Conclusions. Summary. Glossary. References. Name index. Subject index. |
| Withdrawn status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| UE-Central Library | UE-Central Library | 18.10.2018 | U.E.23167 | 591.5 S5794 | T7908 | 08.10.2024 | 18.10.2018 | Books | |||
| UE-Central Library | UE-Central Library | 18.10.2018 | U.E.23167 | 591.5 S5794 | T7906 | 26.11.2024 | 18.10.2018 | Books | |||
| UE-Central Library | UE-Central Library | 18.10.2018 | U.E.23167 | 591.5 S5794 | T7909 | 23.11.2023 | 18.10.2018 | Books | |||
| UE-Central Library | UE-Central Library | 18.10.2018 | U.E.23167 | 591.5 S5794 | T7907 | 16.12.2021 | 18.10.2018 | Books | |||
| UE-Central Library | UE-Central Library | 15.04.2019 | U.E.23167 | 591.5 S5794 | T7905 | 15.04.2019 | 15.04.2019 | Books |
