Principles of Animal Behavior

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Principles of Animal Behavior has long been considered the most current and engaging introduction to animal behavior. The Third Edition is now also the most comprehensive and balanced in its approach to the theoretical framework behind how biologists study behavior. About the Author: Lee Alan Dugatkin is a professor and Distinguished University Scholar in the Department of Biology at the University of Louisville. His main area of research is the evolution of social behavior. He is currently studying the evolution of cooperation, aggression, antibiotic resistance, risk-taking behavior, and the interaction between genetic and cultural evolution. Dr. Dugatkin is the author of over 145 articles on evolution and behavior in journals such as Nature and The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and several trade monographs on the evolution of cooperation and the history of science. He is also the author of Principles of Animal Behavior, Second Edition. Principles of Animal Behavior The Evolution of Behavior Hormones and Neurobiology Molecular Genetics and Development Learning Cultural Transmission Sexual Selection Mating Systems Kinship Cooperation Foraging Antipredator Behavior Communication Habitat Selection, Territoriality, and Migration Aggression Play Animal Personalities