Concepts, Methods, and Applications
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Köp båda 2 för 2132 krI'd describe this book as an innovative and thoughtful treatment of animal behavior with a strong emphasis on scientific inquiry to a level that is uncommon in most biology textbooks. Each experiment is described with enough detail that the students can really connect the science with the concept.
-Bryan Arnold, Illinois College
Great at leading students through the scientific process, from experimental design to data interpretation. All concepts are anchored to real examples from the literature."
Damien I. Elis, University of California - Berkeley
It's a completely different way of presenting material to students - makes them see "science in action: and thus the concepts come alive, rather than appear as dull facts to be memorized. It's very well-written and engaging - students with even the slightest interest in teh field will enjoy reading it! The focus on applications and current research is especially appealing and unique"
Miles Engell, North Carolina State University
Nordell & Valone's Animal Behavior highlights major concepts in teh field in an easy to follow, organized manner The details of contemporary research studies are used to emphasize the scientific process and to encourage students to make critical connections between empirical data and broader theoreticla concepts"
Dr. Christy Wolovich, Florida Southern College
Shawn E. Nordell is Educational and Career Specialist at Washington University in St. Louis. Thomas J. Valone is Professor of Biology and Director of the Reis Biological Station at Saint Louis University.
Preface Chapter 1. The Science of Animal Behavior 1.1 Animals and their behavior are an integral part of human society Recognizing and defining behavior Measuring behavior in elephant ethograms 1.2 The scientific method is a formalized way of knowing about the natural world The importance of hypotheses The scientific method Negative results and directional hypotheses Correlation and causality Hypotheses and theories Social sciences and the natural sciences 1.3 Scientists study both the proximate mechanisms that generate behavior and the ultimate reasons why the behavior evolved Tinbergen's four questions Implications of Tinbergen's work 1.4 Researchers have examined animal behavior from a variety of perspectives over time Darwin and adaptation Early comparative psychology Comparative psychology in North America Behaviorism Classical ethology Interdisciplinary approaches 1.5 Anthropomorphic explanations of behavior assign human emotions to animals and can be difficult to test Chapter Summary and Beyond Chapter Review Critical Thinking and Discussion Features Scientific Process 1.1 Robin abundance and food availability Scientific Process 1.2 Robin abundance and predators Applying the Concepts 1.1 Human infant crying Applying the Concepts 1.2 What is behind the "guilty look" in dogs? Toolbox 1.1 Describing and summarizing data Toolbox 1.2 Interpreting graphical data Quantitative Reasoning 1.1 Nesting success and breeding habitats Chapter 2. Methods for Studying Animal Behavior 2.1 Animal behavior scientists generate and test hypotheses to answer research questions about behavior Hypothesis testing in wolf spiders Generating hypotheses Hypotheses and predictions from mathematical models 2.2 Researchers use observational, experimental, and comparative methods to study behavior The observational method The observational method and male mating tactics in bighorn sheep The experimental method The experimental method and jumping tadpoles The comparative method The comparative method and the evolution of burrowing behavior in mice 2.3 Animal behavior research requires ethical animal use How research can affect animals Sources of ethical standards The three Rs 2.4 Scientific knowledge is generated and communicated to the scientific community via peer-reviewed research Chapter Summary and Beyond Chapter Review Critical Thinking and Discussion Features Scientific Process 2.1 Jumping tadpoles Applying the Concepts 2.1 Project Seahorse Toolbox 2.1 Animal sampling techniques Toolbox 2.2 Scientific literacy Quantitative Reasoning 2.1 Sampling methods Chapter 3. Evolution and the Study of Animal Behavior 3.1 Evolution by natural selection favors behavioral adaptations that enhance fitness Measures of heritability Maternal defense behavior in mice Variation within a population Frequency-dependent selection Fitness and adaptation 3.2 Modes of natural selection describe population changes Directional selection in juvenile ornate tree lizards Disruptive selection in spadefoot toad tadpoles Stabilizing selection in juvenile convict cichlids Studying adaptation: the cost-benefit approach 3.3 Individual and group selection have been used to explain cooperation 3.4 Sexual selection is a form of natural selection that focuses on the reproductive fitness of individuals Sexual selection in widowbirds Chapter Summary and Beyond Chapter Review Critical Thinking and Discussion Features Scientific Process 3.1 Stabilizing selection on territory size in cichlids Applying the Concepts 3.1 Do lemmings commit suicide? Toolbox 3.1 Genetics primer Quantitative Reasoning 3.1 Presence and absence of predator cues Chapter 4. Behavioral Genetics 4.1 Behaviors vary in their heritability 4.2 Behavioral variation is associated with genetic variation Behavioral differences between wild-type and mutant-type fruit flies Major and minor genes Fire ant genotype and social organizat