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This text for undergraduates examines the forces that influence animal behavior, covering learning, personality, and cultural transmission as well as genetics and natural selection. While significant attention is paid to theoretical and conceptual issues, experiments and case studies are used to drive the text, highlighting recent discoveries resulting from new molecular-biological tools and laboratory techniques. Chapter summaries, discussion questions, and interviews with leaders in the field are included, along with color photos and drawings. The author is affiliated with the University of Louisville. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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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 ways: 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.
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