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The Behavior of Animals: Mechanisms, Function And EvolutionISBN: 978-0-631-23125-7
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536 pages
December 2004, ©2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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"If animals could speak, they would certainly express their
satisfaction with Bolhuis and Giraldeau's magnificently
edited volume. It shows not only how far students of animal
behavior have come in understanding the exquisitely designed lives
of animals, but the exciting path ahead. This book will be of
interest to students of animal behavior at all levels, and
especially important for graduate students snooping around for a
thesis project." Marc Hauser, Harvard College Professor, author
of "Wild Minds" (Holt, 2000)
"Built on the solid foundations of Tinbergen's 'four questions',
this lucid and comprehensive textbook will bring contemporary
research in animal behaviour to life for the student." Professor
Mark H Johnson, Director, Centre for Brain and Cognitive
Development, University of London
"With superb overviews of topics such as cognition, development
and sexual selection from renowned experts, The Behavior of
Animals is the best textbook of animal behaviour on the
market." Kevin N. Laland, Royal Society University &
University of St Andrews
"The study of animal behavior continues to broaden as it gains
scientific maturity. Bolhuis and Giraldeau capture this current in
our discipline's development, imparting freshness and enthusiasm to
both established and new areas of inquiry, while retaining a sense
of continuity with history. Highly recommended." Professor Ron
Ydenberg, Director, Centre for Wildlife Ecology, Simon Fraser
University, Canada
"... there is a great deal to recommend this text. It is very
clearly written with a wealth of examples and cases that would
stimulate the beginner into wanting to find out more. The focus on
the development of the subject as well as its explanation gives it
a historical perspective which puts even the most recent work into
a firm context. The enthusiasm of many of the contributors shows in
their work and this allows the text to stand out from the usual
introduction ... this book should be seen as a major text in
university courses." Dr Paul S. Ganderton, Teaching Ecology
Group News, March 2005''
''....my choice for teaching either advanced undergraduate
students with a background in the life sciences and an interest in
animal behaviour or a graduate-level seminar course....The
Behavior of Animals should prove an engaging and challenging
compendium, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of a
very diverse discipline.'' Bennett G. Galef, Jr., Animal
Behaviour, 69, 5, 1224-1225.
"Bolhuis and Giraldeau have assembled an extremely impressive
team to write the book, the authors being established and highly
regarded experts, many of whom have carried out trail-blazing work
in their chosen research field...The editors and authors of The
Behaviour of Animals: Mechanisms, Function and Evolution have done
us a good service by producing an excellent example of the
multi-author model, which I shall certainly recommend to my
undergraduate and postgraduate students." Journal of
Experimental Biology, 2205-2206.
“The Behavior of Animals: Mechanisms, Function, and Evolution is a highly suitable textbook [for such an upper level course,] as it exposes students and other non-experts to the cutting edge of this discipline by relying on the voices of experts and provision of good starting point references across this broad field.” Dezene Huber, ISBE Newsletter, Vol. 17(2), November 2005