Ethology and animal behaviour

Discover why animals do what they do, based on their genes, physiologies, cultures, traditions, survival and mating advantages, and evolutionary histories-and find out how studying behavior in the animal world helps us understand human behavior.

A unique, beautifully illustrated exploration of our fascination with our closest primate relatives, and the development of primatology as a disciplineThis insightful work is a compact but wide-ranging survey of humankind's relationship to the great apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans), from antiquity to the present.

The seventh volume in the series "e;Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Marine Mammals"e; describes aspects of the often-complex relationship between humans and marine mammals.

Der Band untersucht, inwieweit moralisch gutes oder schlechtes Handeln organisiert werden kann.

This book presents the discoveries made during nearly three decades of research on the parental shield bug, Parastrachia japonensis inhabiting Kyushu Island, Japan.

The study of the chimpanzee, one of the human species' closest relatives, has led scientists to exciting discoveries about evolution, behavior, and cognition over the past half century.

A research-based account of what we know about zoos, animals living in zoos, and how they interact with humans.

A research-based account of what we know about zoos, animals living in zoos, and how they interact with humans.

Dogs are a valued part of millions of households worldwide.

Dogs are a valued part of millions of households worldwide.

Este libro compila el esfuerzo del Semillero de Investigacion en Primatologia y Conservacion de sus Ecosistemas (SIPCE) y el Laboratorio de Historia Natural (IZBD) del Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad de Caldas por resaltar y divulgar informacion asociada a las especies de primates y otros vertebrados que habitan en el departamento con miras a su conservacion.

A completely up-to-date introduction to the most common group of bees in Britain.

Primate Societies is a synthesis of the most current information on primate socioecology and its theoretical and empirical significance, spanning the disciplines of behavioral biology, ecology, anthropology, and psychology.

Nature has perfected the art of deception.

Myth and media typically cast animals we consider predators or carnivores as unthinking killers-dangerous, unpredictable, and devoid of emotion.

What is animal intelligence?

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.

A guide to spoiling your fur baby with everything a dog could ever want!

Going to the zoo is always an exciting adventure, especially for kids.

The book covers important topics in the psychiatric genetics (PG) field.

This textbook provides students with knowledge of neurogenetics, neurogenesis, neuronal specification and function, neuronal networks, learning and memory formation, brain evolution, and neurodegenerative diseases.

Development is a complex and highly dynamic process involving the cross talk among genes, maternal effects and environmental circumstances.

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

Schlafen, Essen, Arbeit, Sport, ja sogar Sex – vieles findet stets zu denselben Tageszeiten statt.

Provides a synthesis of prior research and novel results about the behaviour, conservation, ecology, evolution, and physiology of kestrels.

The complete guide to our closest living relative, drawing on thirty years of primate observation.

Want to know what your cat is really thinking and doing?

Cats are fascinating creatures; they live so closely with us, but can be difficult to fathom.

This highly accessible book explains key scientific findings in the areas of animal cognition, emotion, and behavior in easy-to-understand language.

The book sketches out how the criminological lens could be used in the climate change debate around possible human extinction.

The book sketches out how the criminological lens could be used in the climate change debate around possible human extinction.

Various parallels have been drawn between wolves and humans from the perspective of their social organisation.

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

This book embeds a novel evolutionary analysis of human group selection within a comprehensive overview of multilevel selection theory, a theory wherein evolution proceeds at the level of individual organisms and collectives, such as human families, tribes, states, and empires.

This book explores the answers to fundamental questions about the human mind and human behaviour with the help of two ancient texts.

The first ethnographic exploration of the contentious debate over whether nonhuman primates are capable of cultureIn the 1950s, Japanese zoologists took note when a number of macaques invented and passed on new food-washing behaviors within their troop.

With more than 10,000 species that vary in size, use diverse habitats that extend across latitudes and altitudes, consume a wide variety of food items, differ in how they fly (or not), communicate, and reproduce, and have different life histories, birds exhibit remarkable variation in form (anatomy) and function (physiology).

A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world's whalesPacked with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile any nature lover.

The Natural History of the Doucs and Snub-nosed Monkeys provides a comprehensive introduction to the biology of some of the rarest and least-known nonhuman primates.

This book reviews the relationship of mating systems with other aspects of vertebrate biology.

This book presents the discoveries made during nearly three decades of research on the parental shield bug, Parastrachia japonensis inhabiting Kyushu Island, Japan.

This book presents an overview of selected topics in comparative cognition, which is the study of behaviour and mental activities in nonhuman animals.

This book presents an overview of selected topics in comparative cognition, which is the study of behaviour and mental activities in nonhuman animals.

The book is a themed, mutually referenced collection of articles from a very high-powered set of authors based on the workshop on "e;Current developments in non-human primate gesture research"e;, which was held in July 2010 at the European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany.

Communication is a basic behaviour, found across animal species.

'A tour-de-force survey of how birds live their lives - with all the drama, surprise, humour, sadness and amazement of any human soap-opera' - Stephen Moss, author of Ten Birds That Changed the World'Utterly fascinating .

A heartwarming tale of abandoned dogs and their savioursAmong the cobblestone villages and towns of rural Bulgaria, a dedicated team of unsung heroes led by Emma and Anthony Smith works tirelessly to change the destiny of street dogs.

Vor einigen Jahren hatte ich das Glück, Jane Goodall bei einem Termin in Heidelberg live zu erleben.

Von falschen Vorstellungen und unglaublichen FähigkeitenDen Tod so täuschend echt zu spielen, dass er das Leben rettet, über das Wasser zu laufen oder in der Tiefe des Wüstensands zu schwimmen, sich in einer Taucherglocke wohnlich einzurichten oder mit dem absoluten Schwarz zu imponieren, sich in andere Wesen zu verwandeln, ohne Unterbrechung schwanger zu sein oder sich jeden Tag zu betrinken – Tiere haben erstaunliche und geniale Strategien entwickelt, um sich in ihrer Umwelt zu behaupten.