Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017. — 160 p. This volume represents a short, yet systematic introduction to the topic of “animal communication”, in a way that blends natural sciences and humanities into a multidisciplinary approach. It is structured in a way that allows students and teachers in this field to employ it as a useful pedagogical tool, and it is written...
Elsevier, Academic Press, 2010. — 2662 p. — ISBN: 978-0-08-045333-0. Entries examine a broad array of different species and behavior patterns, using techniques that range from molecular approaches to the study of behavior to analyses of individuals, populations, species, and ecosystems. In 3 volumes. Ancient drawings on the walls of caves speak for the ageless intrigue that...
2nd Edition — Routledge, 2020. — 332 p. The philosophy of animal minds addresses profound questions about the nature of the mind and the relationships between humans and other animals. In this fully revised and updated introductory text, Kristin Andrews introduces and assesses the essential topics, problems, and debates as they cut across animal cognition and philosophy of...
2nd edition. — Academic Press, 2016. — 547 p. — ISBN: 978-0-12-801532-2. Animal Behavior, Second Edition, covers the broad sweep of animal behavior from its neurological underpinnings to the importance of behavior in conservation. The authors, Michael Breed and Janice Moore bring almost 60 years of combined experience as university professors to this textbook, much of that...
25th-anniversary edition — Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. — 256 p. The first edition of Frans de Waal's Chimpanzee Politics was acclaimed not only by primatologists for its scientific achievement but also by politicians, business leaders, and social psychologists for its remarkable insights into the most basic human needs and behaviors. Still considered a classic, this...
3rd edition. — Academic Press, 2022. — 602 p. — ISBN: 978-0-12-819558-1. Animal Behavior, Third Edition covers animal behavior from its neurological underpinnings to the importance of behavior in conservation. The book's authors, Michael Breed, and Janice Moore, bring almost 60 years of combined experience as university professors, much of that teaching animal behavior....
Springer, 2022. — 7452 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-55064-0. This encyclopedia, representing one of the most multi-disciplinary areas of research, is a comprehensive examination of the key areas in animal cognition and behavior. It will serve as a complementary resource to the handbooks and journals that have emerged in the last decade on this topic and will be a useful resource for...
Elsevier Publishing Company, New York, 1963. — 933 p. The articles in this book cover the wide field of bio-acoustics and are used by experts in the various fields represented. In general, the articles may be divided into three groups: (1) the origin of animal sounds; (2) the animal reception of sound; and (3) the use made by the animal of either sound generation or sound...
Oxford University Press, 2020. — 240 p. Animals cannot use words to explain whether they feel emotions, and scientific opinion on the subject has been divided. Charles Darwin believed animals and humans share a common core of fear, anger, and affection. Today most researchers agree that animals experience comfort or pain. Around 1900 in the United States, however, where...
Cambridge University Press, 2015. — 460 p. When a predator attacks, prey are faced with a series of 'if', 'when' and 'how' escape decisions - these critical questions are the foci of this book. Cooper and Blumstein bring together a balance of theory and empirical research to summarise over fifty years of scattered research and benchmark current thinking in the rapidly expanding...
Cambridge University Press, 2015. — 460 p. When a predator attacks, prey are faced with a series of 'if', 'when' and 'how' escape decisions - these critical questions are the foci of this book. Cooper and Blumstein bring together a balance of theory and empirical research to summarise over fifty years of scattered research and benchmark current thinking in the rapidly expanding...
Cambridge University Press, 2013. — 324 p. The last decade has witnessed remarkable discoveries and advances in our understanding of the tool using behaviour of animals. Wild populations of capuchin monkeys have been observed to crack open nuts with stone tools, similar to the skills of chimpanzees and humans. Corvids have been observed to use and make tools that rival in...
University of Chicago Press, 2013. — 512 p. Ask anyone who has owned a pet and they’ll assure you that, yes, animals have personalities. And science is beginning to agree. Researchers have demonstrated that both domesticated and nondomesticated animals - from invertebrates to monkeys and apes - behave in consistently different ways, meeting the criteria for what many define as...
University of Chicago Press, 2013. — 512 p. Ask anyone who has owned a pet and they’ll assure you that, yes, animals have personalities. And science is beginning to agree. Researchers have demonstrated that both domesticated and nondomesticated animals - from invertebrates to monkeys and apes - behave in consistently different ways, meeting the criteria for what many define as...
Wiley, 1996. — 336 p. The remarkable story of a "talking" chimp, a leading scientist, and the profound insights they have uncovered about our species. He has been featured in cover stories in Time, Newsweek, and National Geographic, and has been the subject of a "NOVA" documentary. He is directly responsible for discoveries that have forced the scientific community to recast...
J.B. Metzler, 2020. — 468 p. Diese Publikation mit dem Titel Affe und Affekt untersucht anhand populärwissenschaftlicher Forschungsmemoiren die Form und Funktion von Emotionen, Affekten und Gefühlen in der Feldforschung mit Affen - und wie gerade Literatur und Film das Verhältnis von Mensch, Affe und Affekt für die Wissenschaft produktiv reflektieren und analysieren. Der Mensch...
J.B. Metzler, 2020. — 468 p. Diese Publikation mit dem Titel Affe und Affekt untersucht anhand populärwissenschaftlicher Forschungsmemoiren die Form und Funktion von Emotionen, Affekten und Gefühlen in der Feldforschung mit Affen - und wie gerade Literatur und Film das Verhältnis von Mensch, Affe und Affekt für die Wissenschaft produktiv reflektieren und analysieren. Der Mensch...
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. — 537 p. This new edition ofAnimal Behaviorhas been thoroughly rewritten with coverage of much recent work in animal behavior. The scope of the changes for the tenth edition, however, is much more all-encompassing than that of past revisions. Thoughtful suggestions from many readers inspired a major reorganization of the material, such...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourd, 2017. — 160 p. — ISBN: 0544633350. In Beastly Brains, Castaldo delves into the minds of animals and explores animal empathy, communication, tool use, and social societies through interviews and historical anecdotes. Researchers from Charles Darwin to Jane Goodall have spent years analyzing the minds of animals, and today’s science is revolutionizing...
Springer, 2019. — 166 p. This book describes the similarities and differences between two species, bonobos and chimpanzees, based on the three decades the author has spent studying them in the wild, and shows how the contrasting nature of these two species is also reflected in human nature. The most important differences between bonobos and chimpanzees, our closest relatives,...
Springer, 2019. — 166 p. This book describes the similarities and differences between two species, bonobos and chimpanzees, based on the three decades the author has spent studying them in the wild, and shows how the contrasting nature of these two species is also reflected in human nature. The most important differences between bonobos and chimpanzees, our closest relatives,...
2nd Ed. — Academic Press, 2019. — 3118 p. — ISBN: 978-0-128132-51-5. Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, Second Edition, the latest update since the 2010 release, builds upon the solid foundation established in the first edition. Updated sections include Host-parasite interactions, Vertebrate social behavior, and the introduction of ‘overview essays' that boost the book's...
2nd Edition — Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. — 372 p. Can animals think? How do pigeons find their way home? Do dogs feel guilt? Exploring animal behavior and intelligence, this second edition of the popular book Animal Cognition investigates these questions and more. With a wealth of fascinating case studies, it covers all the key topics, from communication to navigation, with...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourd, 2017. — 160 p. — ISBN: 0544633350. In Beastly Brains, Castaldo delves into the minds of animals and explores animal empathy, communication, tool use, and social societies through interviews and historical anecdotes. Researchers from Charles Darwin to Jane Goodall have spent years analyzing the minds of animals, and today’s science is revolutionizing...