This 4^th edition of Principles of Animal Behavior reflects the many changes that have revolutionised the field of animal science since the 2013 edition.

What does this book cover?                                                                    

This updated and revised 4^th edition of Principles of Animal Behavior delivers an eminently readable and comprehensible summary of the science of animal behaviour. It does an excellent job of conveying both broad theory and the empirical data which informs it. This will quickly become just as much of a favourite among students and educators as the first three editions were, in their turns.

The revised fourth edition also contains:

• An emphasis on the three methods of behavioural acquisition – natural selection, cultural transmission and individual learning
• Cognitive Connection sidebars that emphasise the cognitive aspects of the behaviours discussed
• References to the latest and most exciting work being done in this fast-moving field

About the Author                                                                                      

Lee Alan Dugatkin teaches at the University of Louisville’s Department of Biology. He specialises in scientific history and evolutionary biology. He is the co-author of books like How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog), Mr. Jefferson and the Giant Moose: Natural History in Early America and The Altruism Equation: Seven Scientists Search for the Origins of Goodness.

In Principles of Animal Behavior, Dugatkin delivers an excellent introduction to an exciting field of study.