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Animal Behavior, Third Edition covers animal behavior from its
neurological underpinnings to the importance of behavior in
conservation. The book's authors, Michael Breed and Janice Moore,
bring almost 60 years of combined experience as university
professors, much of that teaching animal behavior. Chapters cover
this social behavior and the relationship between parasites,
pathogens and behavior. Thoughtful coverage has also been given to
foraging behavior, mating and parenting behavior, anti-predator
behavior, and learning. The book addresses the physiological
foundations of behavior in a way that is both accessible and
inviting, with each chapter beginning with learning objectives and
ending with thought-provoking questions. Additionally, special
terms and definitions are highlighted throughout, making this book
an essential work for students and academic seeking a foundation in
the field.
What should the average person know about science? Because science
is so central to life in the 21st century, science educators and
other leaders of the scientific community believe that it is
essential that everyone understand the basic concepts of the most
vital and far-reaching disciplines. Evolution 101 does exactly
that. This accessible volume provides readers - whether students
new to the field or just interested members of the lay public -
with the essential ideas of evolution using a minimum of jargon and
mathematics. Concepts are introduced in a progressive order so that
more complicated ideas build on simpler ones, and each is discussed
in small, bite-sized segments so that they can be more easily
understood. Evolution 101 provides an introduction for non-scholars
to this most powerful scientific theory, covering such issues as:
the history of evolutionary thought, from before Darwin to the
present day; the evidence for evolution, from fields as diverse as
geology, molecular biology, paleontology, and more, that show how
strongly supported evolution is; how evolution works, including
topics ranging from behavior (e.g., sexual selection) to molecular
biology (e.g., mutation); and evolution in our daily lives,
including how evolution accounts for phenomena such as antibiotic
resistance and pesticide resistance. This essential resource will
answer the questions students and lay people have regarding
evolution, and will point them on the path to further
understanding.
This volume presents ecological consequences and evolutionary mechanisms that may be associated with behavioral alterations in parasitized hosts. Alterations may result from natural selection favoring the host or parasite, or there may be side effects of physiological changes associated with symbiosis. This book summarizes the literature in this area, showing that reports of alteration may frequently be consistent with more than one evolutionary explanation and that rigorous tests are needed before the phenomenon can be understood and placed in a predictive framework. Such understanding is important, because these behavioral alterations have been shown to have the potential to affect the distribution of animals in nature and their interactions with predators and competitors, and the alterations may have implications for vector biology.
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