Colin Allen

This book concerns itself with in depth analysis of the benefits of an interdisciplinary approach to cognitive ethology as it relates to the question of animal cognition. My only complaint with it is the decision of how the first two chapters were ordered. I felt that a better understanding of the first chapter was afforded by the definitions laid out in the second chapter. However, being a college student I was not necessarily the intended audience of the text who would most likely not be in need of the definitions in the second chapter and would merely find them redundant.

This book was extremely intensive, without alienating someone who was willing to put in some mental effort to understand what was being said. I would recommend this to anyone who was about to embark upon field research regarding animal cognition and/or someone who was seriously curious as to learning where this field could potentially be heading.… (plus d'informations)