A Dictionary of EthologyHarvard University Press, 1989 - 336 ページ This dictionary clearly and accurately defines more than 600 terms used in ethology, the science of animal behavior, in entries of one or two paragraphs. While there are several reference books dealing with ethology, the only real rival to this title is "The Oxford Companion to Animal Behavior", edited by David McFarland (Oxford Univ. Pr., 1982), which covers half as many terms in twice as many pages, has hundreds of illustrations, and an index to the animals mentioned in the text. Smaller libraries can get by with the Oxford reference while larger libraries and natural history collections should have both titles.-- Jonathan F. Husband, Framingham State Coll. Lib., Mass. |
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adaptation adults aggression altricial animal behavior animal's appetitive behavior applied behavior pattern biological birds body breeding brood called carnivores cells central nervous system characteristics CLADISM color communication comparative concept consequence conspecifics contexts contrast copulation courtship displacement activity display ecological effect eggs elicit environmental ethologists ethology evolution evolutionary example experience factors female fish fixed action pattern function genes genetic glands habitat havior hormones human imprinting inclusive fitness individuals KIN SELECTION kind learning males mammals mating ment mimicry motivation movement nerve nest neurons occurs offspring organism orientation pair bonding pair formation parental partners pheromone physiological play population predator primates processes psychology rank order referred reflex reinforcement relationship releasing response rhythm ritualized sense sensitive period sensory sequence sexual sexual imprinting signal situation Social grooming social insects sociobiology sometimes song songbirds sounds spermatophore stimulus term territory theory tion usually vertebrates vocal young zeitgeber