Animal Behavior: A Beginner's Guide

Beginner's Guide (Oneworld Publications)

by John A. Byers

Why do birds have regional accents? Can horses learn math? What do animals without eyes see? Questions such as these have fascinated scientists and animal lovers alike long before ethology -- the study of animal behavior -- became recognized as a science in the 1970s. Now, as issues of conservation and welfare dominate the field, an understanding of how and why animals act the way they do has become even more critical.
Communicating the passion of the scientists who have driven the discipline, John Byers draws together evolutionary theory, ecology, population biology, genetics, physiology, and anatomy to demonstrate the diversity involved when studying animals. By explaining the mechanisms and motivations behind a range of animal movements he illuminates key issues about our own behavior while equipping readers with the core knowledge and skills to further their own studies.

Genres: Animals

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2013

Reviews

[Am · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comprehensive in both breadth and depth, this is a thoroughly enjoyable audiobook introducing readers to psychobiological components of animal behaviour!

[Ellie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect book for those interested in animal behaviour. Really lays down the basics of it all and helped me decide for definite that it is animal behaviour that I want to apply to do at university! Some really interesting anecdotes and examples, the neuroscience part threw me slightly but it was a great book none the less, onto the next animal behaviour one to put on my personal statement!