Animal Behavior: Concepts, Methods, and Applications - Softcover

Nordell, Shawn; Valone, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199737606 ISBN 13: 9780199737604

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Animal Behavior: Concepts, Methods, and Applications, International Edition, uses a conceptual approach that puts the process of science and applications front and center. The text guides students through featured research examples that strongly emphasize the process of scientific inquiry. The approach is based on the growing mandate to shift science education from rote memorization to a conceptual approach that emphasizes the nature of inquiry in science. The major concepts in each chapter are accompanied by empirical examples from diverse taxa taken directly from the primary literature. This approach immerses students in the process of animal behavior research and helps them understand how we know what we know. In addition, the text highlights real-world applications and helps students see how the science of animal behavior connects to their everyday lives.

About this title

About the Author:

TJV: Saint Louis University, Associate Professor; PhD University of Arizona. Research focuses on community ecology, conservation biology, and foraging behavior.

SN: Saint Louis University, Assistant Professor; PhD University of New Mexico. Research focuses on fish behavioral ecology, mate choice, and predator avoidance.

Review:

"This volume has many positive attributes. ... The combination of good writing, excellent artwork, and the use of tables and figures is welcomed and useful for instruction in an area where the importance of probability, statistics, and outcomes of analysis are critical." --Quarterly Review of Biology

"This volume has many positive attributes. ... The combination of good writing, excellent artwork, and the use of tables and figures is welcomed and useful for instruction in an area where the importance of probability, statistics, and outcomes of analysis are critical." --Quarterly Review of Biology

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0199737606
• ISBN 13: 9780199737604
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368