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Animal behavior : a beginner's guide / by Byers, John A.(John Alexander),1948-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-191) and index.The biology of behavior -- Multiple realities -- Adjusting priorities -- Brains and glands -- Instinct -- Learning -- Moving through space -- Genetics -- Living in groups -- Communication -- Sexual behavior -- Humans.
Subjects: Animal behavior.;
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Encyclopedia of animal behavior / by Bekoff, Marc.;
Includes bibliographical references.v. 1. A-C -- v. 2. D-P -- v. 3. R-Z.
Subjects: Animal behavior;
© 2004., Greenwood Press,
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Nasty, brutish and short : the quirks & quarks guide to animal sex and other weird behaviour / by Senson, Pat,1969-;
Subjects: Reproduction.; Animal behavior.; Animals.; Reproduction.;
© c2010., McClelland & Stewart,
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The ape and the sushi master : cultural reflections by a primatologist / by Waal, F. B. M. de(Frans B. M.),1948-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-405) and index.
Subjects: Psychology, Comparative.; Animal behavior.; Human behavior.;
© c2001., Basic Books,
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Good natured : the origins of right and wrong in humans and other animals / by Waal, F. B. M. de(Frans B. M.),1948-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [256]-279) and index.
Subjects: Ethics, Evolutionary.; Animal behavior.; Human behavior.; Ethics.;
© 1996., Harvard University Press,
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Track that scat! / by Morlock, Lisa,1969-; Bradshaw, Carrie Anne.;
"Join Finn and her dog, Skeeter, as they venture out on a hike in the woods. Take part in Finn's discoveries as she and Skeeter stumble upon--and into--traces of several woodland creatures living nearby, and find out more about each animal along the way"--Flap p. 1 of dust jacket.
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Animal droppings; Animal tracks; Animal droppings.; Animal tracks.; Animal behavior.; Animal tracks.;
© 2012., Sleeping Bear Press,
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Secret lives of ants / by Choe, Jae C.;
Includes bibliographical references.My first journey to the ants -- The economics of ant society. Ants mean business : how the futuristic economics of ants maximizes their returns ; Economies of scale and rational business management : from joint ventures to multinational enterprises ; A 50-million-year tradition of farming : the massive underground mushroom farms of the leaf-cutter ants ; Ant ranchers : masters of dairy farming second only to mankind ; The world's first bodyguards : standing watch for room and board ; The charge of the ant brigade : the terrifying march of the army ants -- The culture of ant society. Talking with the ants : the clever designs of ant communication ; The ants come home : sense of direction and biological clocks ; Ants at work : maids, nannies, laborers, soldiers ; Con artists of the ant world : parasites that have cracked the ants' secret code ; Villains and monsters of the ant world : predators and parasites -- The politics of ant society. No children of their own : females in the service of an Amazon queen ; Conflict in the queendom : divine right of the queen? : or, the will of the masses? ; Political conflict and international alliances : yesterday's comrade, today's enemy ; The foundation myth of the Aztec ant queendom : the queens' battle for the throne ; War and slavery : from full-scale slaughter to bloodless warfare -- To know them is to love them.
Subjects: Ants; Social behavior in animals.;
© c2012., Johns Hopkins University Press,
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The well-connected animal : social networks and the wondrous complexity of animal societies / by Dugatkin, Lee Alan,1962-author.;
The Networked Animal -- The Ties That Bind -- The Food Network -- The Reproduction Network -- The Power Network -- The Safety Network -- The Travel Network -- The Communication Network -- The Culture Network -- The Health Network.Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-208) and index."In the cloud forests of Monteverde, Costa Rica, pairs of male long-tailed manakins--clad in their stunning, red, blue, and black plumage--use perches as a stage for a coordinated song-and-dance to attract mates. Because the potential benefits are so great, males compete intensely for access to the stage. Who wins that competition? If you want a good perch to attract a mate, you need to have connections--and be deeply embedded in the manakin social network from the days of your youth. This is just one example in biologist and science writer Lee Alan Dugatkin's book The Well-Connected Animal. Drawing on work in animal behavior, evolution, computer science, psychology, anthropology, and genetics, Dugatkin enlightens readers about the role of social networks for animals in the wild. Readers will learn that social networks play a key role in the lives of giraffes, elephants, kangaroos, many a primate and bird species, Tasmanian devils, honeybees, whales, bats, badgers, field crickets, manta rays, and more. Interviews and insights from researchers offer a front row seat to understanding animal behavior and uncovering animal networks"--
Subjects: Animal behavior.; Social behavior in animals.; Social networks.;
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Citizens of the sea : wonderous creatures from the census of marine life / by Knowlton, Nancy.;
"The incredible variety of marine life--in numbers, body form, behavior, and more--is at the heart of Citizens of the Sea, an irresistible plunge into the surprising world beneath the waves."-from inside cover.Names & numbers -- Appearances are everything -- Sense & sensibilities -- Ocean locomotion -- Settling down & growing up -- There's no place like home -- Sea food -- Best friends -- The more, the merrier -- Sex and the sea -- Deep time -- Dangerous encounters -- For what it's worth -- Bad new, good news.
Subjects: Marine animals; Marine ecology.;
© c2010., National Geographic Society,
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Sexy orchids make lousy lovers & other unusual relationships / by Crump, Martha L.; Crump, Alan.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-203) and index.Whatever happened to baby booby? & other interactions among animals of the same kind -- Taken to the cleaners, & other interactions between animal species -- Green, green plants of home, & other interactions between animals and plants -- Invasion of the body snatchers, & other interactions with fungi and bacteria -- Conserve interactions, not just species -- Glossary."Vampire bats that regurgitate blood for roosting buddies. Mosquitoes that filch honeydew droplets from ants. Reptiles that enforce chastity on their lovers with copulatory plugs. Capuchin monkeys that use millipede secretions as mosquito repellent. The natural world is full of unusual relationships, and negotiation between life-forms striving to survive is evolution at its most diverse, entertaining, and awe-inspiring." "Picking up where her highly popular Headless Males Make Great Lovers left off, tropical field biologist Marty Crump takes us on another voyage of discovery into the world of unusual natural histories, this time focusing on extraordinary interactions involving animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria. Sexy Orchids Make Lousy Lovers & Other Unusual Relationships illuminates the ceaseless give-and-take between species. Occasionally, both interacting parties benefit, like when hornbills and dwarf mongooses hunt together for food. Other times, like when mites ride in hummingbirds' nostrils to reach their next meal of nectar, one individual benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed. But sometimes one individual benefits at the expense of the other; you need only recall your last sinus infection to understand how that works." "Throughout, Crump brings her trademark spunk and zest to these stories of intimate exchange. She introduces readers to penguins that babysit, pseudoscorpions that ride and mate under the wings of giant harlequin beetles, and parasitic fungi that bend insects to their will. A lively companion to Crump's earlier work, Sexy Orchids Make Lousy Lovers & Other Unusual Relationships captures the bizarre and befuddling aspects of the behavior of animals, plants, and microbes. After this entertaining romp through the world of natural relationships, you ll never look at an orchid the same way again."--Book jacket.
Subjects: Animal behavior.; Animal-plant relationships.; Host-bacteria relationships.; Host-fungus relationships.;
© 2009., The University of Chicago Press,
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