Ethology and animal behaviour

Synthesis of remarkable long-term and well-known study of the population dynamics of soay sheep on St Kilda.

Sexual Segregation in Vertebrates explores the reasons why this behaviour has evolved and what factors contribute to it.

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

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

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

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

Discusses brain asymmetry from four perspectives - function, evolution, development and causation - covering a wide range of species, including humans.

Discusses brain asymmetry from four perspectives - function, evolution, development and causation - covering a wide range of species, including humans.

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

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

A study of the Boreal Owl''s hunting modes, habitats prey interactions, reproduction, dispersal, survival and mortality, population regulation and conservation.

A study of the Boreal Owl''s hunting modes, habitats prey interactions, reproduction, dispersal, survival and mortality, population regulation and conservation.

A detailed review of the evolutionary context necessary to interpret patterns and processes in the age of mouse genomics.

Explores key issues in biocultural diversity, examining species and sites considered to be sacred and their implications for conservation.

A detailed review of the evolutionary context necessary to interpret patterns and processes in the age of mouse genomics.

Explores key issues in biocultural diversity, examining species and sites considered to be sacred and their implications for conservation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reviews the most important topics in current primatology using research on the long-studied Arashiyama population of Japanese macaques.

Reviews the most important topics in current primatology using research on the long-studied Arashiyama population of Japanese macaques.

Explores the long-term studies at Mahale, Tanzania and the important insights they have provided into wild chimpanzee behaviour and ecology.

Explores the long-term studies at Mahale, Tanzania and the important insights they have provided into wild chimpanzee behaviour and ecology.

This book provides an overview of different environmental problems in South Asia.

A fascinating analysis of the factors which act to trigger and deepen friendships in both mammalian and avian species.

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

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

A fascinating analysis of the factors which act to trigger and deepen friendships in both mammalian and avian species.

A critical assessment of the contribution of zoos to species conservation through evidence amassed from a range of sources.

Fascinating account of the biology of the nests, bowers and tools made by birds.

A critical assessment of the contribution of zoos to species conservation through evidence amassed from a range of sources.

Synthesises the current status of camouflage research and understanding, presenting recent developments and demonstrating the important problems that remain.

Synthesises the current status of camouflage research and understanding, presenting recent developments and demonstrating the important problems that remain.

Introducing random searches and foraging for physicists and ecologists.

Provides basic knowledge, datasets and Matlab code allowing readers to study passive acoustic monitoring and to implement their own ideas.

Provides basic knowledge, datasets and Matlab code allowing readers to study passive acoustic monitoring and to implement their own ideas.

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

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

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

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

This book examines the process of animal domestication in an ethnographic account of herders and their animals in the mountains of Mongolia.

This book examines the process of animal domestication in an ethnographic account of herders and their animals in the mountains of Mongolia.

From two revered experts, a concise guide to caring for a beloved senior dog and skillfully introducing a puppy to the household in a way that allows both dogs to flourish Its a natural impulse: As you watch your canine best friend age, you think about getting a puppy, hoping that the new pup will be influenced by the older dog while softening the inevitable loss.

Better known as the "e;predator-prey relationship,"e; the consumer-resource relationship means the situation where a single species of organisms consumes for survival and reproduction.

Better known as the "e;predator-prey relationship,"e; the consumer-resource relationship means the situation where a single species of organisms consumes for survival and reproduction.

Domestic Animal Behavior for Veterinarians and Animal Scientists, Sixth Edition is a fully updated revision of this popular, classic text offering a thorough understanding of the normal behavior of domestic animals.

Domestic Animal Behavior for Veterinarians and Animal Scientists, Sixth Edition is a fully updated revision of this popular, classic text offering a thorough understanding of the normal behavior of domestic animals.