Ethology and animal behaviour

An essential guide to the sensitive topic of cousin marriage, examining its social, medical, political and legal connotations.

The woolly spider monkey, or muriqui, is one of the most endangered primate species in the world today.

This handbook explains how animals count, remember, communicate, problem solve, as well as many other mysteries about how animals think.

An up-to-date synthesis of comparative diving physiology research, illustrating the features of dive performance and its biomedical and ecological relevance.

The first comprehensive assessment of societies of gray wolves and free-ranging dogs, with an emphasis on behavioral ecology.

Migration, broadly defined as directional movement to take advantage of spatially distributed resources, is a dramatic behaviour and an important component of many life histories that can contribute to the fundamental structuring of ecosystems.

How animals conceive of death and dyingand what it can teach us about our own relationships with mortalityWhen the opossum feels threatened, she becomes paralyzed.

Offers a unified evolutionary and developmental perspective of animal behaviour, beyond the ''selfish gene''.

Theory and methods of exploring sex ratios in plants, animals and microbes.

As seen in The New York Times, People, SLATE, Psychology Today[A] must-have guide to improving your dog's life.

In the latest addition to the New Naturalist series, Ian Newton explores bird populations and what causes their fluctuation - food supplies, competitors, predators, parasites, pathogens and human activity.

Why do males and females frequently differ so markedly in body size and morphology?

An encounter with a spider will never be the same again This warm-hearted book offers fascinating science and captivating storytelling to persuade readers to fall in love withor at least toleratethese eight-legged wonders.

From the renowned wolf researcher and author of The Rise of Wolf 8 and The Reign of Wolf 21 comes a stunning account of an unconventional alpha male.

A comprehensive portrayal of the behaviour genetics of the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) and the methods used in these studies.

A beautifully written introduction to the fundamentals of animal behaviour, this revised and updated edition is now in full colour.

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.

This book examines how evolution influences learning and memory processes in both human and nonhuman animals.

Studying behaviour in animals requires numerical measurement.

Leading researchers present current methodological approaches and future directions for a less anthropocentric study of animal cognition.

A journey into the lives of chimpanzees, revealing the many parallels and differences between us.

Are humans unique in having self-reflective consciousness?

Summarizes the current state of both theoretical and experimental knowledge about learning in animals.

The first volume devoted to anthropogenic effects on interactions between ants and flowering plants, considered major parts of terrestrial ecosystems.

In nature, trickery and deception are widespread.

The first comprehensive reference book ever published on ecology, conservation status and management of all bears species worldwide.

Dogs provides a comprehensive account of the origins and development of the domestic dog over the past 15,000 years.

A comprehensive collection of multidisciplinary perspectives on the forms and functions of play and its importance in development.

An in-depth analysis of the impact conservation behaviour can have to develop practical tools to safeguard against biodiversity extinction.

Falcons are stunning and iconic birds.

The Crustacea is one of the dominant invertebrate groups, displaying staggering diversity in form and function, and spanning the full spectrum of Earth's environments.

Camera trapping in wildlife management and research is a growing global phenomenon.

Throughout their lives animals must complete many tasks, including finding food, avoiding predators, attracting mates, and navigating through a complex and dynamic environment.

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

How do animals perceive the world, learn, remember, search for food or mates, communicate, and find their way around?

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

A complete review of neural network models; a modern, powerful and successful tool for studying animal perception.

Explores the insights that fossil hominin teeth provide about human evolution, linking findings with current debates in palaeoanthropology.

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

Definitive, broad-ranging reference work on Old World monkeys (Cercopithecoids).

This book explains the neuronal basis of animal behaviour to final year undergraduates and postgraduates without needing detailed knowledge of neurophysiology.

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.

The essential guide to successfully designing, conducting and reporting primatological research.

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

Comprehensive and unique volume exploring the differences and similarities between primate communities worldwide.

A tiny caterpillar begins its journey towards becoming a magnificent butterfly.

There are billions of dogs in the world, each with its own character and breed traits.

Game theory has revolutionized the study of animal behavior.