ANIMAL BEHAVIOR FIELD AND LABORATORY EXERCISES IN ANIMAL BEHAVIOR (H/C)

THIS SPECIALLY PRICED SET INCLUDES A COPY OF BREED AND MOORE, "ANIMAL BEHAVIOR" AND TILLBERG/BREED/HINNERS, "FIELD AND LABORATORY EXERCISES IN ANIMAL BEHAVIOR". THE TEXTBOOK COVERS THE BROAD SWEEP OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR FROM ITS NEUROLOGICAL UNDERPINNINGS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF BEHAVIOR IN CONSERVATION. AN ENTIRE CHAPTER IS DEVOTED TO THE VIBRANT NEW FIELD OF BEHAVIOR AND CONSERVATION, INCLUDING TOPICS SUCH AS SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARASITES, PATHOGENS AND BEHAVIOR. THOUGHTFUL COVERAGE HAS ALSO BEEN GIVEN TO FORAGING BEHAVIOR, MATING AND PARENTING BEHAVIOR, ANTI-PREDATOR BEHAVIOR AND LEARNING. EACH CHAPTER BEGINS WITH LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND CONCLUDES WITH THOUGHT-PROVOKING QUESTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, SPECIAL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS ARE HIGHLIGHTED THROUGHOUT. THE LABORATORY MANUAL GUIDES STUDENTS THROUGH THE DIVERSE AND FASCINATING FIELDS OF BEHAVIORAL AND ETHOLOGICAL STUDIES, EMPLOYING A WIDE ARRAY OF ORGANISMS AS MODEL SYSTEMS FOR THE STUDY OF BEHAVIOR. STUDENTS PARTICIP