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ThisneweditionofAnimalBehaviorhasbeenthoroughlyrewrittenwithcoverageofmuchrecentworkin animalbehavior.Thescopeofthechangesforthetenthedition,however,ismuchmoreall-encompassing thanthatofpastrevisions.Thoughtfulsuggestionsfrommanyreadersinspiredamajorreorganizationofthe material,suchthatthenewbookpresentsthecentralconceptsofanimalbehaviorinadifferentsequence fromprioreditions:TheTheoryofEvolutionbyNaturalSelection.Insteadofintroducingtheconceptof proximateandultimatecausationandthenfocusingheavilyontheproximatemechanismsofbehaviorinthe earlychapters,thiseditionfocusesfirstontheevolutionarybasisofbehavior.Chapter1presentstheconcept ofaDarwinianpuzzle,atraitthatexistseventhoughitseemstoreducethereproductivesuccessof individuals,inwhichcaseitshouldhavebeeneliminatedbynaturalselection.TheemphasisonDarwinian puzzlescontinues,withanin-depthdiscussionoftheevolutionofaltruisminChapter2(versusChapter14) andsubsequentexplorationoftheadaptivevalueofabroadrangeoftraitsfromanti-predatoractivitiesto reproductiveandparentalbehaviors.TheDistinctionbetweenProximateandUltimateCausationinBiology
Oncethemajorfindingsofbehavioralecologyhavebeenexamined,thebookturnsitsattentiontothe proximatemechanismsunderlyinganimalbehavior.Here,too,theemphasisremainsontheevolutionary puzzlesprovidedbyparticulardevelopmentalandneurophysiologicalmechanisms.Thisapproachprovides continuitywithearlierchapterswhilehelpingreadersseetheconnectionsbetweenadaptivebehaviorsandthe adaptiveinternalsystemsthatmakethosebehaviorspossible. TheProceduresThatScientistsUsetoTest TheirTentativeExplanationsforSuchThingsasDarwinianPuzzles. Throughout,thetextshowshow researchersusescientificlogictostudytheunderlyingmechanismsandtheevolutionarybasesofbehavior. Theemphasisisonhowevolutionarytheoryunifiesthevarioussubdisciplineswithinanimalbehavior.These pointsarehighlightedagaininthefinalchapteronhumanbehavior,withitstreatmentoftheproximateand ultimatecausesoflanguageandtheevolutionofmatechoiceinourspecies.Enduringfeaturesofprior editionsremainevidentinthisnewbook:theclear,engagingwritingstyle;textbeautifullyillustratedwith manynewphotographs;referencestoalargenumberofnewscientificarticles;andasubstantialnumberof newandolddiscussionquestionsembeddedinthetext. ForInstructorsAvailabletoqualifiedadoptersof AnimalBehavior,theTenthEditionInstructor'sResourceLibrarycontainsavarietyofteachingand laboratoryresources.TheIRLincludesthefollowing: TextbookFigures&TablesAllofthetextbook's figures(artandphotographs)andtablesareprovidedinbothJPEG(high-andlow-resolution)and PowerPointformats.Alloftheimageshavebeenformattedandoptimizedforexcellentprojectionquality AnimalBehaviorVideoCollectionThiscollectionofvideosegmentsbringstolifemanyofthespecific behaviorsdiscussedinthetextbook.CompiledfromthecollectionoftheCornellLabofOrnithology's MacaulayLibraryandfrommanyindividualresearchers,theseclipsaregreatforuseinclass.Thesegments areshortandeasytoincorporateintolectures.AllsegmentsareprovidedasQuickTimemoviesandinready-
to-usePowerPointpresentations.TeachingAnimalBehavior:AnInstructor'sManualtoAccompany Animal Behavior,TenthEditionTeachingAnimalBehavioroffersinstructorsseveralresourcestofacilitatethe preparationoflectures,quizzes,andexams.Contentsinclude:*Answerstothediscussionquestions presentedinthetextbook*Samplequizquestionsandanswers*Sampleexamquestionsandanswers* Descriptionstoaccompanythecollectionofanimalbehaviorvideos*Alistingoffilmsonanimalbehavior foruseintheclassroomLearningtheSkillsofResearch:AnimalBehaviorExercisesintheLaboratoryand FieldEditedbyElizabethM.JakobandMargaretHodgeStudentslearnbestabouttheprocessofscienceby carryingoutprojectsfromstarttofinish.Animalbehaviorlaboratoryclassesareparticularlywell-suitedfor independentstudentresearch,ashigh-qualityprojectscanbeconductedwithsimplematerialsandina varietyofenvironments.Theexercisesinthiselectroniclabmanualaregearedtohelpingstudentslearn aboutallstagesofthescientificprocess:hypothesisdevelopment,observingandquantifyinganimal behavior,statisticalanalysis,anddatapresentation.Additionalexercisesallowthestudentstopracticethese skills,withtopicsrangingfromhabitatselectioninisopodstohumannavigation.Bothstudentandinstructor documentationisprovided.Datasheetsandothersupplementarymaterialareofferedineditableformatsthat instructorscanmodifyasdesired.Readmore