Binding: Paperback
Description: Did you know that chickens have different alarm calls for different predators? This fascinating dictionary covers every aspect of animal behaviour and includes terms from the related fields of ecology physiology and psychology. Clear concise entries are backed up by specific examples where appropriate covering all aspects of behaviour from aggression to courtship and fully cross - referenced. The author David Mc Farland was formerly head of the Animal Behaviour Research Group at Oxford University and the editor of the Oxford Companion to Animal Behaviour (1981). Jargon free and informative this dictionary is an excellent source of reference for students of biology and psychology and essential reading for naturalists bird - watchers and the general reader with an interest in animal behaviour.
Title: A Dictionary Of Animal Behaviour
Author(s): Mcfarland David (Formerly Fellow Of Balliol College Oxford)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198607212
Pages: 240 Pages, Halftones And Line Drawings
Publication Date: 6/15/2006
Series: Oxford Quick Reference
Category: Animal Behaviour