A comparative and integrative overview of how and why animals as diverse as insects and humans behave the way that they do, linking behaviors to the brain, genes, and hormones, as well as to the surrounding ecological and social environments.
Preface
1. An Introduction to Animal Behavior
2. The Integrative Study of Behavior
3. The Developmental and Genetic Bases of Behavior
4. The Neural Basis of Behavior
5. The Physiological Basis of Behavior
6. Avoiding Predators and Finding Food
7. Territoriality and Migration
8. Principles of Communication
9. Reproductive Behavior
10. Mating Systems
11. Parental Care
12. Principles of Social Evolution
13. Social Behavior and Sociality
Glossary
References
Index
Dustin Rubenstein, Professor, Columbia University John Alcock, Professor Emeritus, Arizona State University
