Principles Of Comparative Psychology

This textbook covers aspects of animal behaviour featured in both ALevelPsychology and Social Biology courses. It includes accounts and discussions ofimprinting... » 

This textbook covers aspects of animal behaviour featured in both ALevelPsychology and Social Biology courses. It includes accounts and discussions ofimprinting maternal behaviour courtship and territoriality socialorganization and animal communication. Throughout the book the principle ofbehavioural diversity is built upon to show the complexities of animalbehaviour and its relationship with the social and physical environment. Theissues and perspectives arising from evolutionary theory are explored and theneed to utilize multiple levels of analysis in the understanding of animal andhuman behaviour is emphasized. «