TY - BOOK AU - Alcock , John TI - Animal behavior : an evolutionary approach SN - 9780878932252 U1 - 591.5 PY - 2009/// CY - U. S.A. PB - Sinauer Associates KW - Behavior KW - Zoology N1 - An evolutionary approach to animal behavior -- Understanding the proximate and ultimate causes of bird song -- The development of behavior -- The control of behavior: neural mechanisms -- The organization of behavior: neurons and hormones -- Behavioral adaptations for survival -- The evolution of feeding behavior -- Choosing where to live -- The evolution of communication -- The evolution of reproductive behavior -- The evolution of mating systems -- The evolution of parental care -- The evolution of social behavior -- The evolution of human behavior N2 - This title offers a treatment of the underlying mechanisms and evolutionary bases of behaviour with a focus on the importance of evolutionary theory for the unification of the different behavioural disciplines ER -