Perspectives on Animal Behavior [Hardcover]

The third edition of a successful and effective book for the introductory course in Animal Behavior. The text includes strong supportive reviews, a balanced approach and the latest in research and findings. The author is known for an accessible and easy-to-understand writing style making the most difficult topics understandable.

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Four Questions About Animal Behavior 2

Animal Behavior as an Interdisciplinary Study 2

The Interplay of Questions: A Case Study 3

Hypothesis Testing 5

Part 1 Approaches to the Study of Animal Behavior

Chapter 2 History of the Study of Animal Behavior 11

The Beginnings 11

Intellectual Continuity in the Animal World 11

Darwin's Evolutionary Framework 12

Classical Ethology 13

The Approach: Evolutionary, Comparative, Descriptive, Field-Oriented 13

Classical Ethological Concepts 15

Comparative Psychology 17

The Approach: Physiological, Developmental, Quantitative, Laboratory-Oriented 17

Early Concepts of Comparative Psychology 17

The Roots of Physiological Psychology 20

Sociobiology and Behavioral Ecology 20

More Recent Trends 22

Field Studies 22

Cellular and Molecular Bases of Behavior 22

Behavioral Biology 23

Applied Animal Behavior 23

Chapter 3 Genetic Analysis of Behavior 27

Basics of Gene Action 28

Goals of Behavioral Genetics 31

Methods of Behavioral Genetics 31

Inbreeding 31

Artificial Selection 33

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