Animal Behavior: Concepts, Methods, and Applications

EMPHASIZES CONCEPTS. Animal Behavior: Concepts, Methods, and Applications, Third Edition, uses broad organizing concepts to provide a framework for understanding the science of animal behavior. In an engaging, question-driven style, Shawn E. Nordell and Thomas J. Valone offer readers a clear learning progression for understanding and evaluating empirical research examples.

FOCUSES ON METHODOLOGY AND THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE. Featured studies illustrate each concept and emphasize the experimental designs and the hypothesis testing methods scientists use to address research questions.

HIGHLIGHTS REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS. Concepts are related to real life to help students understand the broader significance of animal behavior research, including applications to human behavior and conservation.

Author: Shawn E. Nordell, Thomas J. Valone
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 07/31/2020
Pages: 560
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.50lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.50w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780190924232
ISBN10: 0190924233
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Animals | General
- Science | Life Sciences | Zoology | General

About the Author

Shawn E. Nordell is Educational and Career Specialist at Washington University in St. Louis.

Thomas J. Valone is Professor of Biology and Director of the Reis Biological Station at Saint Louis University.