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Evolution is the key factor for understanding life. The driving force for evolution comes from survival instincts. Behaviour is simply the survival strategies of living organisms. Various animal groups exhibit different forms of behaviour for their survival and reproduction. Several factors interplay to manifest behaviour in an animal. This textbook is an introduction to the study of animal behaviour. It explains the various aspects of behaviour incorporating a wealth of information from molecular biology, neurobiology, endocrinology and socio-biology. It describes different kinds of innate and learned behaviour along with animal communications and defensive behaviours, such as camouflage and mimicry. The book incorporates the introductory concepts of biomimicry in an attractive manner. Further, it discusses various biorhythms, migration in fish and birds, in addition to evolution and physiological basis of migration. The text also presents the important aspects of socio-biology and social behaviours, such as feeding, adaptation, prey defense, territoriality, aggression, altruism, sexuality and parental care. Finally, it provides discussions on behavioural ecology and human behaviour. This book presents the basic principles of animal behaviour with the aid of carefully selected examples from both the recent and classic literature, along with numerous illustrations, without imposing overwhelming details.
Key Features :
• Presents a well-balanced view of ethology.
• Discusses the current developments in the field.
• Includes a glossary of important terms.
• Offers questions at the end of each chapter for the students to check their understanding of the concepts.
ISBN: 9788120340350
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Pages : 308
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