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Author : ED. AGLEN
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (143 download)
Download or read book MARVELS OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR 1972 written by ED. AGLEN and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Marvels of Animal Behavior written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Longmeadow Press
Publisher : Longmeadow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780681453760
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (537 download)
Download or read book Fantastic Animals written by Longmeadow Press and published by Longmeadow Press. This book was released on 1994-03-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of the diversity of animal behaviour. The book covers the five major aspects of animal behaviour and helps the reader to comprehend the patterns and principles behind nature's complex web of action and reaction.
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ISBN 13 : 9781864360615
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (66 download)
Download or read book Fantastic Animals written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward O. Wilson
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674744179
Total Pages : 712 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (747 download)
Download or read book Sociobiology written by Edward O. Wilson and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2000-03-24 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When this classic work was first published in 1975, it created a new discipline and started a tumultuous round in the age-old nature versus nurture debate. Although voted by officers and fellows of the international Animal Behavior Society the most important book on animal behavior of all time, Sociobiology is probably more widely known as the object of bitter attacks by social scientists and other scholars who opposed its claim that human social behavior, indeed human nature, has a biological foundation. The controversy surrounding the publication of the book reverberates to the present day. In the introduction to this Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition, Edward O. Wilson shows how research in human genetics and neuroscience has strengthened the case for a biological understanding of human nature. Human sociobiology, now often called evolutionary psychology, has in the last quarter of a century emerged as its own field of study, drawing on theory and data from both biology and the social sciences. For its still fresh and beautifully illustrated descriptions of animal societies, and its importance as a crucial step forward in the understanding of human beings, this anniversary edition of Sociobiology: The New Synthesis will be welcomed by a new generation of students and scholars in all branches of learning.
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ISBN 13 : 9780909486181
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)
Download or read book Reader's Digest Animal Families written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : T.H. Clutton-Brock
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 032314389X
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)
Download or read book Primate Ecology: Studies of Feeding and ranging Behavior in Lemurs, Monkey and apes written by T.H. Clutton-Brock and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Primate Ecology: Studies of Feeding and Ranging Behavior in Femurs, Monkeys and Apes describes the behavioral aspects of ecology, including activity patterning, food selection, and ranging behavior. The book is composed of 19 chapters; 17 of which are concerned with the ecology or behavior of particular social groups of primates, arranged in the taxonomic order of the species concerned. The final two chapters review some of the generalizations emerging from comparison of inter- and intraspecific differences in feeding and ranging behavior. The book aims to suggest areas of particular interest where research can be usefully developed.
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Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (123 download)
Download or read book Animal Families written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674510586
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (15 download)
Download or read book The Langurs of Abu written by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sexual combat is not a monopoly of the human species. As Sarah Blaffer Hrdy argues in this spellbinding book, war between male and female animals has deep roots in evolutionary history. Her account of family life among hanuman langurs--the black-faced, gray monkeys inhabiting much of the Indian subcontinent--is written with force, wit, and at times, sorrow. Male hanumans, in pursuit of genetic success, routinely kill babies sired by their competitors. The mothers of endangered infants counter with various strategems to deceive the males and prevent destruction of their own offspring. Competition and selfishness are dominant themes of langur society. Competition among males for access to females, competition among females for access to food resources, and disregard by one female for the well-being of another's infant--these are some very common examples. Yet there are also moments of heroic self-sacrifice, as when an elderly female rushes to defend her troop and its babies from an invading, infancticidal male. The Langurs of Abu is the first book to analyze behavior of wild primates from the standpoint of both sexes. It is also a poignant and sophisticated exploration of primate behavior patterns from a feminist point of view. This book may inspire controversy; it will certainly be read with pleasure by anyone interested in animal behavior. Richly illustrated with photographs, seven in full color.
Author : National Academy of Sciences
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309028884
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Biographical Memoirs written by National Academy of Sciences and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1980-02-01 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biographic Memoirs: Volume 51 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with the professional career of the deceased. For historical and bibliographical purposes, these volumes are worth returning to time and again.
Author : Terry Vaughan
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN 13 : 0763762997
Total Pages : 770 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (637 download)
Download or read book Mammalogy written by Terry Vaughan and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2011-04-21 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Newly revised and extensively updated, the fifth edition of Mammalogy explains and clarifies the subject of mammalian biology as a unified whole, taking care to discuss the latest and most fascinating discoveries in the field. In recent years we witnessed significant changes in the taxonomy of mammals. The authors kept pace with such changes and revised each chapter to reflect the most current data and statistics available. New pedagogical elements, including chapter outlines, lists of key morphological characteristics, and further reading sections, help readers grasp the most important concepts and explore additional content on their own." --Book Jacket.
Author : Douglas Allchin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190490381
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (94 download)
Download or read book Sacred Bovines written by Douglas Allchin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-16 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some assumptions about biology are so deeply rooted in our thinking that they seem beyond question. These concepts - expressed in playful jargon - are our sacred bovines. With a light-hearted spirit, Douglas Allchin sets out to challenge many of these common beliefs about science and life. Allchin draws on fascinating insights from science to illustrate the ironies in many widespread beliefs. Be prepared to challenge the notion that male and female are fixed natural categories. Or that evolution implies cutthroat competition in human society. Or that we struggle against a fundamental immoral nature. Or that genes establish our identity. Or that science progresses through rare leaps of genius. Or that politics and emotions inevitably taint good science. Sacred Bovines revels in revelations about the nature of science. Reflecting on the many errors in commonly accepted, everyday ideas also fosters creative thinking. How do we challenge assumptions? How do we "think outside the box"? The many examples here provide inspiration and guidance, further elaborated in a retrospective epilogue. An additional "Afterword for Teachers" highlights how the essays can foster learning about the nature of science and describes some practical classroom strategies.
Author : Erika Lorraine Milam
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691210438
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)
Download or read book Creatures of Cain written by Erika Lorraine Milam and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Cold War America came to attribute human evolutionary success to our species' unique capacity for murder After World War II, the question of how to define a universal human nature took on new urgency. Creatures of Cain charts the rise and precipitous fall in Cold War America of a theory that attributed man’s evolutionary success to his unique capacity for murder. Drawing on a wealth of archival materials and in-depth interviews, Erika Lorraine Milam reveals how the scientists who advanced this “killer ape” theory capitalized on an expanding postwar market in intellectual paperbacks and widespread faith in the power of science to solve humanity’s problems, even to answer the most fundamental questions of human identity. The killer ape theory spread quickly from colloquial science publications to late-night television, classrooms, political debates, and Hollywood films. Behind the scenes, however, scientists were sharply divided, their disagreements centering squarely on questions of race and gender. Then, in the 1970s, the theory unraveled altogether when primatologists discovered that chimpanzees also kill members of their own species. While the discovery brought an end to definitions of human exceptionalism delineated by violence, Milam shows how some evolutionists began to argue for a shared chimpanzee-human history of aggression even as other scientists discredited such theories as sloppy popularizations. A wide-ranging account of a compelling episode in American science, Creatures of Cain argues that the legacy of the killer ape persists today in the conviction that science can resolve the essential dilemmas of human nature.
Author : Charles Graham
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323149715
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)
Download or read book Reproductive Biology of the Great Apes written by Charles Graham and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproductive Biology of the Great Apes: Comparative and Biomedical Perspectives discusses the great ape reproduction. The book opens with the menstrual cycle of apes as a good foundation for the subject areas that follow. Accordingly, Chapter 2 focuses on the endocrine changes during the stage of pregnancy among apes, specifically the hormonal changes in chimpanzee. Chapter 3 deals mainly on the condition postpartum amenorrhea. In Chapter 4, the reproductive and endocrine development – from fetal development, infancy, juvenile, to puberty – is discussed. Chapters 5 and 6 thoroughly discuss the female and male ape’s genital tract and their secretions. The sole topic of Chapter 7 deals mainly with the comparative aspects of ape steroid hormone metabolism. Meanwhile, Chapter 8 tackles laboratory research on apes’ sexual behavior. The succeeding chapters talk about the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan reproduction in the wild. Chapters 12 and 13 basically look upon the behaviors of the great apes, specifically intermale competition and sexual selection. The next chapters (14 and 15) look at the necessity of breeding and managing apes in captivity to ensure their continued survival. Lastly, Chapter 16 highlights the significance and great value of apes as models and comparative study in human reproduction. This book will be of great use to human physiologists, comparative anatomists and zoologists, primatologists, ape breeders, and biomedical scientists.
Author : James Hancock
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408135000
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World written by James Hancock and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of the world's largest and most spectacular birds are to be found among this group of wading birds. Tragically, they also include many of the world's most endangered species, as changes in land use erode their wetland habitats. Some like the White Stork have lived alongside humans for hundreds of years and are well known from numerous studies. Others, like the Storm's stork and ibises of West Africa, South-East Asia and South America live so secluded a life in the remote corners of the globe that they will probably be extinct before even the most basic details of their biology are known. In this monograph, three authors and two artists have combined their skills to capture what is known of this group of wading birds. The text opens with general chapters on taxonomy and feeding, breeding and behavior, followed by detailed coverage of each species. Feeding behaviour species list: American wood stork - mycteria americana: milky stork - mycteria cinerea: yellowbilled stork - mycteria ibis: painted stork - mycteria leucocephala: African openbill stork - anastomus oscitans: Asian openbill stork - anastomus lamelligerus: black stork - ciconia nigra: adbim's stork - ciconia abdimii: woolynecked stork - ciconia episcopus: storm's stork - ciconia stormi: maguari stork - ciconia maguari: white stork - ciconia ciconia: oriental white stork - ciconia boyciana: blacknecked stork - ephippiorhynchus asiaticus: saddlebill stork - ephipporhynchus sengalensis: jabiru stork - jabiru myceteria: lesser adjutant stork - leptopilos javanicus: greater adjutant stork - leptoptilos dubius: marabou stork: leptoptilos crumeniferus: shoebill - balaeniceps rex: American white ibis - eudocimus ruber: barefaced ibis - phimosus infuscatus: glossy ibis - plegadis falcinellus: whitefaced ibis - plegadis chihi: puna ibis - plegadis ridgwayi: sharptailed ibis - cercibis oxycerca: plumbeous ibis - harpiprion caerulscens: buffnecked ibis - theristicus caudatus: green ibis - mesembrinibis cayennensis: hadada ibis - bostrychia hagedash: wattled ibis - bostrychia carunculata: oliv ibis - bostrychia olivacea: spotbreasted ibis - bostrychia reae madagascar crested this - loghotihis cristata: sacred this - threskiornis aethiopicus: oriental white ibis - threskionis melanoaphaius: Australian white ibis - threskiornis molucca: strawnecked ibis - threskiornis spinicollis: waldrapp ibis - eronticus eremita: bald ibis - geronticus calvus: black ibis - pseudibis papillosa: giant ibis - thaumatibis gigantea: oriential crested ibis - nipponia
Author : W. Edward Craighead
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471270829
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (78 download)
Download or read book The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science, Volume 3 written by W. Edward Craighead and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-11-11 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive reference for psychology research and practice The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science, Volume 3 provides researchers, practicing psychologists, teachers, and students with an exhaustive reference for the field. Covering psychological and behavioral conditions, treatments, testing, diagnoses, and much more, this invaluable resource provides information on over 1,200 topics across four volumes. This Third Edition features new coverage of biomedical research and neuroscience findings to reflect the growing impact of evidence-based treatment, and includes profiles of influential psychologists and psychological organizations from around the world.
Author : Georg Breuer
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521287784
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (877 download)
Download or read book Sociobiology and the Human Dimension written by Georg Breuer and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1983-01-13 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about animals and humans - their common features and their gradual and principle differences. It tells of democracy in baboons, prostitution in hummingbirds, bigamy in wrens, baby sitting in jackals, of chimpanzees at the computer console and of the super-ego of dogs - but it is also about the labour productivity of hunter and gatherer peoples, incest avoidance in animals and humans and of the myths about matriarchy. In a language accessible to any interested layman, Georg Breuer, gives a balanced account of the main ideas and achievements of sociobiology and the main criticisms levelled against it. According to him sociobiology has given many a valuable impetus but sometimes presents a distorted or one-sided view. In particular it has not answered or addressed the question of why man, and man only, is able to identify and feel sympathy with any other human being. The evolution of this most human of all traits confers on us the capability for charity and solidarity and for the happiness of true love which is unattainable by any animal.
