A Dictionary of Animal Behaviour

ISBN-13: 9780198607212 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 240 str.

David McFarland

Opis

This fascinating dictionary covers all aspects of animal behavior. Written by David McFarland, an established expert in this field, the book contains terms from the related fields of ecology, physiology and psychology. Entries of each animal behavior is complimented by examples where applicable and are cross-referenced. In addition, the book is jargon free, making it and accessible for both professionals and general readers. Clear, concise, comprehensive, and informative, the Dictionary of Animal Behavior is an excellent source of reference for naturalists, bird-watchers, and animal enthusiasts everywhere, and essential reading for students of biology and psychology.

Recenzje

Easy to understand and relatively jargon-free. Jessica Flack, Times Higher Education Supplement

O autorze

In 1974, David McFarland was appointed as University Reader in Animal Behaviour at the Oxford University Department of Zoology. He retired from Oxford in 2000 and took up a two-year appointment as Professor of Biological Robotics at the University of the West of England. He is now President of Casa Cantarilla, an association of teachers in the arts and sciences, located in Lanzarote, Spain. He was the editor of The Oxford Companion to Animal Behaviour (1981).