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008			110629s2012 enka b o001 0 eng d
020			_a9781107000162
020			_a 9780521165143 (pbk.)
040			_aEAL
050			_aQL751 _bM35 2012
100	1		_aManning, Aubrey.
245	1	3	_aAn introduction to animal behaviour / _c Aubrey Manning, Marian Stamp Dawkins.
250			_a6th ed.
260			_aCambridge ; _a New York : _b Cambridge University Press, _c 2012.
300			_aix, 458 p. : _b ill. (some col.), col. map ; _c 26 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aMachine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. The development of behaviour; 3. Stimuli and communication; 4. Decision-making and motivation; 5. Learning and memory; 6. Evolution; 7. Social organization; Index.
520			_a"Wolves excitedly greet each other as members of the pack come together; a bumble bee uses its long tongue to reach the nectar at the base of a foxglove flower; a mongoose swiftly and deftly bites its prey to death; young cheetahs rest quietly together, very close to sleep. Now in full colour, this revised and updated edition of Manning and Dawkins’ classic text provides a beautifully written introduction to the fundamentals of animal behaviour. Tinbergen’s four questions of causation, evolution, development and function form the fundamental framework of the text, illustrated with fascinating examples of complex behavioural mechanisms. The authors provide accounts of all levels of behaviour from the nerve cell to that of the population. The strengths of An Introduction to Animal Behaviour as a textbook include its clear explanations and concise, readable text and the enthusiasm of the authors for their subject"-- _c Provided by publisher.
650		0	_aAnimal behavior.
700	1		_aDawkins, Marian Stamp.
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