Ethology

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541605213Author Carly Anne YorkFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Basic BooksPublisher Basic BooksWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 137mm * 30mm

This textbook for advanced graduate and postgraduate veterinary students introduces animal behaviour, offering insights into its origins, cognitive aspects, communication, environmental influences, biological mechanisms, complex behaviours, adaptive...

Animal Behavior: Concepts, Methods, and Applications uses a conceptual approach that puts the process of science and applications front and center. Animal Behavior has garnered praise from reviewers for its accessibility, student engagement, and...

Originally published in 1998, the aim of Developing a Social Psychology of Monkeys and Apes was to draw attention to the exciting progress of studies of the social psychology of monkeys and apes happening at the time. It is written with a clear style...

Seeing a cat rubbing against a person, Charles Darwin described her as "in an affectionate frame of mind"; for Samuel Barnett, a behavioralist, the mental realm is beyond the grasp of scientists andbehavior must be described technically, as a physical...

Improving welfare in farmed animals is good for productivity, consumer demand and, of course, the animals themselves. Covering the current scientific knowledge on the sensitivity and consciousness of animals, this translation of the Le Bien-etre des...

'Wonderful . . . Endlessly interesting and beautifully written' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Steady-headed and fun' SUNDAY TIMES'Read this book and, I promise, you'll never listen to animals in the same way again' JESSICA PIERCE, author of Who's a Good Dog?Why...

Human-Animal Interactions (HAI) are a primary welfare interest to both animal scientists and practitioners. In zoos and aquariums, the study of Animal-Visitor Interactions (AVI), including both the impact of visitors on animals (the visitor effect) and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771648028Author Peter WohllebenFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Greystone BooksPublisher Greystone BooksWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 188mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641166430Author Samantha MoralesFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Callisto ReferencePublisher Callisto ReferenceWeight(grams) 794gDimensions(mm) 276mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643135540Author Karsten BrensingFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 155mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250872968Author James BridleFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 141mm * 26mm

The book provides basic understanding of the various topics of wildlife which will be useful for biologist, zoologist, veterinarians working in forest ,zoos or at field level where they use to get wild animals for post mortem or for treatment. It also...

Animals cannot use words to explain whether they feel emotions, and scientific opinion on the subject has been divided. Charles Darwin believed animals and humans share a common core of fear, anger, and affection. Today most researchers agree that...

From the underreported frontlines of the climate emergency, an at-turns alarming and awe-inspiring work that follows the harrowing migrations of animals and plants fleeing rising temperatures and drought in their natural habitats. As humans accelerate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsRunner-up for BB/BTO Bird Book of the Year 2018.Book InformationISBN 9780995567306Author Oldrich MikulicaFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Wild Nature PressPublisher...

The ultimate guide to understanding the biology and behavior of the amazing and underappreciated American alligator.Few scenes put the senses on edge more than a submerged alligator, only eyes and snout showing, when peering across a southern lake on a...

How can the stunning diversity of social systems and behaviours seen in nature be explained? Drawing on social evolution theory, experimental evidence and studies conducted in the field, this book outlines the fundamental principles of social evolution...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781878348685Author Ned DeloachFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint New World Publications Inc.,U.S.Publisher New World Publications Inc.,U.S.Weight(grams)...

In this lavishly illustrated, first-ever book on how spider webs are built, function, and evolved, William Eberhard provides a comprehensive overview of spider functional morphology and behavior related to web building, and of the surprising physical...

It's time to leave behind the tired nature-versus-nurture debate. In Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test , Marlene Zuk asks a more fascinating question: How does behaviour evolve, and how is that process similar-and different-in people and animals?...

The essential illustrated guide to how birds design and build their nests-now fully revised and expandedBirds are the most consistently inventive builders, and their nests set the bar for functional design in nature. Describing how birds design,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226837031Author Josh L DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 125Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago PressWeight(grams)...

An Open Letters Review Best Book of the YearA leading expert in animal behavior takes us into the wild to better understand and manage our fears.Fear, honed by millions of years of natural selection, kept our ancestors alive. Whether by slithering away,...

An engaging exploration of the wondrous social webs that permeate life in animal societies around the world. It’s all about who you know. Whether vampire bats sharing blood meals for survival, field crickets remembering champion fighters, macaque...

Darwin famously described special difficulties in explaining social evolution in insects. More than a century later, the evolution of sociality - defined broadly as cooperative group living - remains one of the most intriguing problems in biology...

Ungulates are an extraordinarily important group of animals worldwide, at many levels - in their remarkable biodiversity; in many cases, as keystone species with a disproportionate effect on the functioning of the wider ecological systems of which they...

Due to their often small size and unique physical characteristics, birds can deteriorate rapidly in the event of illness and injury. Timely intervention in the event of clinical signs is therefore essential for an optimal prognosis. Authored by avian...

Are you interested in animals and do you want to scientifically study their behaviour through observations or experiments? With this book, you will gain the necessary knowledge to conduct scientific research objectively, design experiments rigorously,...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lion in the Living Room comes a fascinating and provocative exploration of the biology of motherhood that "is witty, reassuring, and takes motherhood out of the footnotes and places it front and...

When Charles Darwin first proposed Sexual Selection Theory, he suggested two mechanisms: competition among males and choice by females. Although their importance is long established and extremely well understood, their mirror images have remained largely...

'Insight' is not a very popular word in psychology or biology. Popular terms-like "intelligence", "planning", "complexity" or "cognitive"- have a habit of sprawling out to include everyone's favourite interpretation, and end up with such vague meanings...

Wild Rituals explores how embracing the rituals of the animal kingdom can make us more connected to ourselves, nature, and others.Behavioral ecologist and world-renowned elephant scientist Caitlin O'Connell dives into the rituals of elephants, apes,...

How did the elephant seal survive being driven to the brink of extinction in the nineteenth century? What variables determine the lifetime reproductive success of individual seals? How have elephant seals adapted to tolerate remarkable physiological...

Being a mom is a tough job-but imagine doing it in the jungle or out on the safari, faced by the ravages of the elements, a scarcity of resources and the threat of predators prowling at all times of the day and night. In Wild Moms, Dr. Carin Bondar takes...

The contributors to this volume present research concerning the cognitive structures and development of nonhuman primates from a cognitive psychological perspective. The authors and researchers come to this project from the study of humans and apply...

For centuries, people have been returning to the same tired nature-versus-nurture debate, trying to determine what we learn and what we inherit. In Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test, biologist Marlene Zuk goes beyond the binary and instead focuses...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780620991919Author Jenny ShoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Jenny ShonePublisher Jenny ShoneWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 7mm

Asked to name an insect society, most of us--whether casual or professional students of nature--quickly point to one of the so-called eusocial marvels: the ant colony, the beehive, the termite mound, the wasp nest. Each is awe-inspiring in its division...

This text provides a comprehensive account of carnivore social behaviour. Synthesizing more than a decade of research in the wild, it offers a detailed account of the behaviour and ecology of cheetahs. Compared with other large cats, and other mammals,...