Principles of Animal Behavior IM/TIF - Softcover

Dugatkin, Lee Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393924645 ISBN 13: 9780393924640

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., 2003

Synopsis

This text strikes a balance between the diverse forces that cause animals to act and respond to their environment in the way that they do. Learning and cultural transmission is also covered, and there are 17 interviews with researchers.

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About the Author

Lee Alan Dugatkin is a professor and Distinguished University Scholar in the Department of Biology at the University of Louisville. His main area of research is the evolution of social behavior. He is currently studying the evolution of cooperation, aggression, antibiotic resistance, risk-taking behavior, and the interaction between genetic and cultural evolution. Dr. Dugatkin is the author of over 145 articles on evolution and behavior in journals such as Nature and The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and several trade monographs on the evolution of cooperation and the history of science. He is also the author of Principles of Animal Behavior, Second Edition.

Edition details

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0393924645
• ISBN 13: 9780393924640
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 176