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Animal Behavior: Concepts, Methods, and Applications - Softcover

Nordell, Shawn E.; Valone, Thomas J.

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9780190924232: Animal Behavior: Concepts, Methods, and Applications
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ISBN 10: 0190924233 ISBN 13: 9780190924232
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2020

Synopsis

EMPHASIZES CONCEPTS. Animal Behavior: Concepts, Methods, and Applications, Third Edition, uses broad organizing concepts to provide a framework for understanding the science of animal behavior. In an engaging, question-driven style, Shawn E. Nordell and Thomas J. Valone offer readers a clear learning progression for understanding and evaluating empirical research examples.

FOCUSES ON METHODOLOGY AND THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE. Featured studies illustrate each concept and emphasize the experimental designs and the hypothesis testing methods scientists use to address research questions.

HIGHLIGHTS REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS. Concepts are related to real life to help students understand the broader significance of animal behavior research, including applications to human behavior and conservation.

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About the Author

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.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0190924233
ISBN 13 
9780190924232
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
3
Number of pages
560
Rating
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