Biology of animal behavior / James W. Grier ; with a contribution by William W. Beatty ; original artwork by Barbara Bradley.
Publication details: St. Louis : Times Mirror/Mosby College Pub., c1984.Description: xix, (various pagings) : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:- 0801619718
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CONTENT
part one. Introduction to behavior and its cases
1. Behavior and biology
2. History: ethology, comparative psychology and neurology
3. Observation and measurement of behaviours
4 Genetics and ecology of behavior
5. Evolution of behaviours
Part two. Behavior observed output: Ethological and ecological aspects
6. Basic and mantainace behavior of individuals
7. Finding a place to live: habit selection, homing and migration
8. Introduction to socio-biology: the phenomenon of grouping and who's who
9. Communication: Modes, and ecological considerations
10. Behavior and reproduction: parental care and other considerations
11. Interspecific behavior: symbioses and predation
12. Play
Part three. Internal control of behavior: Physiological and physiological aspects
13. nervous systems, neurons and muscles
14. Different sensory worlds
15. Pathways through the brain
16. Hormones, neurochemicals and behaviours
17. Neural mechanisms and feeding: a case in point
18. Ontogeny of behaviour
19. Learning and memory
Part four. Additional topics
20. Abnormal behavior
21. Applied behavior
Bibliography: p. 670-693.
Includes index.
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