Ethology and animal behaviour

Explores the behavioral neuroscience of social attachment and its significance in establishing and maintaining human well-being.

'Beautifully written and filled with mind-boggling wonders' - Dave Goulson, author of A Sting in the Tale'Thrilling, compellingly readable and paradigm-shattering' - Charles Foster, author of Being a Beast'Both expert and entertaining' - David Barrie, author of Incredible JourneysAnts have been walking the Earth since the age of the dinosaurs.

Songs, barks, roars, hoots, squeals, and growls: exploring the mysteries of how animals communicate by soundWhat is the meaning of a bird's song, a baboon's bark, an owl's hoot, or a dolphin's clicks?

Originally published in 1951, The North American Buffalo is still the most comprehensive study available.

Ever since Darwin, animal behavior has intrigued and perplexed human observers.

Mammals in the British Isles looks at the influences on their numbers and distribution, both now and in the past, examines aspects of their biology with emphasis on function and physiology, and concludes with an account of relationships with man.

This volume brings together the world's leading experts on disgust to fully explore this understudied behavior.

Edited by world-renowned animal scientist Dr Temple Grandin, this book integrates scientific research and industry literature on cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, goats, deer, and horses, in both the developed and developing world, to provide a practical guide to humane handling and minimizing animal stress.

The first ever reference book on the behaviour, physiology, conservation and biogeography of the dwarf and mouse lemurs of Madagascar.

Studying Captive Animals outlines the methods that may be used to study the behaviour, welfare and ecology of animals living under the control of humans, including companion animals, feral populations, and those living on farms and in zoos.

An enchanting, fact-filled treasury for the dog lover in all of us, from A to ZDogpedia is your gateway into the astonishing world of dogs.

Despite their rich fossil history, there are only four surviving species of sirenians or sea cows, the only fully aquatic herbivorous mammals.

The first detailed collation of the evolution, ecology and conservation of some of South America''s least-known, and most endangered, primates.

'Insight' is not a very popular word in psychology or biology.

Sentience - the ability to feel, perceive and experience - is central to the animal welfare debate as it raises the question of whether animals experience suffering in life and death.

A look into the phenomena of sex and reproduction in all organisms, taking an innovative, unified and comprehensive approach.

Recommended in CHOICE, February 2021Insects are all around us, outweighing humanity by 17 times.

Describes the cognitive and sensory abilities of pollinating animals and their implications for floral evolution.

This book presents a readable account of butterfly behaviour, based on field observations, great photographs and the latest research.

An exploration of key concepts in the study of animal communication, covering case studies as well as more theoretical issues.

This fourth volume of the Correspondance générale contains 368 letters written during the period of the Consulat when, as a member of the Tribunat until January 1802, Constant acquired a reputation as a brilliant orator and outspoken opponent of Bonaparte.

This volume brings together the world's leading experts on disgust to fully explore this understudied behavior.

Owls have always featured prominently in the mythology and folklore of a variety of cultures.

A comprehensive and critical overview of the major genetically modified mouse lines used to model human neurobehavioral disorders.

Experts from biology to political science explore the interaction between cooperation and conflict at multiple levels.

A how-to guide for ethnoprimatological research in the Anthropocene, offering an inside look at the latest research in the field.

The bonobo, along with the chimpanzee, is one of our two closest living relatives.

A critical assessment of how evidence in biological anthropology is discovered, collected and interpreted.

'Heady, exhilarating, often astonishing' New York Times 'Iridescently original, deeply disorientating and yet somehow radically hopeful .

This book is an introduction to recent advances in neuromorphic robotics and its contribution to furthering our understanding of the brain.

The first ever reference book on the behaviour, physiology, conservation and biogeography of the dwarf and mouse lemurs of Madagascar.

The first compendium of archaeoprimatological studies, covering past relationships between humans and nonhuman primates across the world.

How scientists are unravelling one of the most tantalizing questions in paleontologyOur understanding of dinosaur behavior has long been hampered by the inevitable lack of evidence from animals that went extinct more than sixty-five million years ago and whose daily behaviors are rarely reflected by the fossil record.

We share the earth with a wide variety of animal species, each of which brings something special to the diversity of the planet.

An intimate portrait of a mysterious and misunderstood animal.

Victoria's reptiles are not often encountered by urban dwellers, with many species now threatened.

Movement, dispersal, and migration on land, in the air, and in water, are pervading features of animal life.

Phocid (or earless or true) seals are ecologically diverse, occupying habitats from the tropics to the poles in marine and freshwater and feeding on anything from tiny zooplankton to other marine mammals.

A rich and surprising exploration of the intelligence of bees Most of us are aware of the hive mind-the power of bees as an amazing collective.

In this, the first of two ground-breaking volumes on the nature of language in the light of the way it evolved, James Hurford looks at how the world first came to have a meaning in the minds of animals and how in humans this meaning eventually came to be expressed as language.

The field of grooming research and its significance for the human and animal brain.

An understanding of animal behaviour and welfare is an important requirement of a wide range of programmes of study including biology, zoology, animal welfare, animal behaviour, psychology and zoo biology.

Hinter dem Titel des Bandes verbirgt sich mehr als bloß die Analyse von Aphrodisiaka oder Potenzmitteln.

Parasites that manipulate the behaviour of their hosts represent striking examples of adaptation by natural selection.

It used to be: If you see a coyote, shoot it.

Crustacean Nervous Systems and their Control of Behavior is the third volume of the series The Natural History of the Crustacea.