Download or read book Animal Behavior written by John Alcock and published by Sinauer Associates, Incorporated. This book was released on 1993 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evolutionary approach to animal behavior. The diversity of behavior. The genetics of behavior. The development of behavior. Nerve cells and behavior. The organization of behavior. The evolution of behavior: historical pathways. The evolution of adaptatioins. The evolution of communication. Finding a place to live. Adaptive feefing behavior. Coping with predators adaptively. Male and female reproductive tactics. The ecology of mating systems. Caring for offspring. The ecology of social behavior. An evolutionary approach to human behavior.