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Chargement... Animal Behaviour: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)par Tristram D. Wyatt
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How animals behave is crucial to their survival and reproduction. The application of new molecular tools such as DNA fingerprinting and genomics is causing a revolution in the study of animal behaviour, while developments in computing and image analysis allow us to investigate behaviour in ways never previously possible. By combining these with the traditional methods of observation and experiments, we are now learning more about animal behaviour than ever before. In this Very Short Introduction Tristram D. Wyatt discusses how animal behaviour has evolved, how behaviours develop in each individual (considering the interplay of genes, epigenetics, and experience), how we can understand animal societies, and how we can explain collective behaviour such as swirling flocks of starlings. Using lab and field studies from across the whole animal kingdom, he looks at mammals, butterflies, honeybees, fish, and birds, analysing what drives behaviour, and exploring instinct, learning, and culture. Looking more widely at behavioural ecology, he also considers some aspects of human behaviour.-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)591.5Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Specific topics in natural history of animals Habits and behaviorClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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I think that sometimes claims about animals' intelligence are overblown by people making a moral case against eating them, which weakens the argument overall. The ability to feel pain suffices for the moral argument, and the discussion of animal behaviour and intelligence is much more interesting when liberated from its propaganda duties, as it is here. ( )