Handbook of Ethological Methods - Hardcover

Lehner, Philip N.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521554055 ISBN 13: 9780521554053

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

At first glance, studying behavior is easy, but as every budding ethologist quickly realizes, there are a host of complex practical, methodological and analytical problems to solve before designing and conducting the study. How do you choose which species or which behavior to study? What equipment will you need to observe and record behavior successfully? How do you record data in the dark, in the wet, or without missing part of the action? How do you analyze and interpret the data to yield meaningful information? This new expanded edition of the Handbook of Ethological Methods provides a complete step-by-step introduction to ethological methods from topic choice and behavioral description to data collection and statistical analysis. This book is a must for both beginning students and experienced researchers studying animal behavior in the field or laboratory.

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Book Description

At first glance, studying behavior is easy, but as every budding ethologist realises, there are a host of complex practical, methodological and analytical questions which must be answered before any study can begin. How do you choose which species or which behavior to study? What equipment will you need to observe and record its behavior? How do you analyse and interpret the results? This book provides the answers in a comprehensive step-by-step introduction to ethology for all those studying animal behavior whether in the field or lab.

Review

"Until the publication of the first edition of Lehner's book, those who study animal behavior in natural populations had to dig through disparate sources to find advice about methods. Lehner's synthesis was a great service to his colleagues, and he has continued to search in preparing this expanded and updated second edition...The book is very clearly written and easy to read. All of the material is accessible and the bibliography is extensive. I strongly recommend the section that deals with research design." The Quarterly Review of Biology

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0521554055
• ISBN 13: 9780521554053
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 694