For centuries, people have been returning to the same tired
nature-versus-nurture debate, trying to determine what we learn and
what we inherit. In Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test,
biologist Marlene Zuk goes beyond the binary and instead focuses on
interaction, or the way that genes and environment work together.
Driving her investigation is a simple but essential question: How
does behaviour evolve? Drawing from a wealth of research, including
her own on insects, Zuk answers this question by turning to a wide
range of animals and animal behaviour. There are stories of
cockatoos that dance to rock music, ants that heal their injured
companions, dogs that exhibit signs of obsessive-compulsive
disorder and so much more. For insights into animal intelligence,
mating behaviour and an organism’s ability to fight disease, she
explores the behaviour of smart spiders, silent crickets and crafty
crows. In each example, she clearly demonstrates how these traits
were produced by the complex and diverse interactions of genes and
the environment and urges us to consider how that same process
evolves behaviour in us humans. Filled with delightful anecdotes
and fresh insights, Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test helps
us see both other animals and ourselves more clearly, demonstrating
that animal behaviour can be remarkably similar to human behaviour
and wonderfully complicated in its own right.
General
Imprint: |
W W Norton & Co Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
Marlene Zuk
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Dimensions: |
211 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
352 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-324-06440-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-324-06440-4 |
Barcode: |
9781324064404 |
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