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  • Sentence Processing

    Psycholinguistic Studies Presented to Merrill Garrett

    Edited by William E. Cooper, Edward C.T. Walker ...
    Series series Psychology Revivals
    The distinguished contributors to Sentence Processing, originally published in 1979, offered new articles dealing with theory and experimentation on sentence processing. A number of the chapters presented completely new experimental studies that are discussed within the broad context of theoretical issues involving human perception and production of language. The chapters together represented a ... Read more

    $45.00 USD

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  • Escaping From Predators

    An Integrative View of Escape Decisions

    Edited by William E. Cooper, Jr, Daniel T. Blumstein ...
    When a predator attacks, prey are faced with a series of 'if', 'when' and 'how' escape decisions – these critical questions are the foci of this book. Cooper and Blumstein bring together a balance of theory and empirical research to summarise over fifty years of scattered research and benchmark current thinking in the rapidly expanding literature on the behavioural ecology of escaping. The book ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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  • The Domestic Cat

    The Biology of its Behaviour

    Edited by Dennis C. Turner, Patrick Bateson ...
    The most commonly kept domestic animal in the developed world, the cat has been a part of human life for thousands of years. Cats have been both worshipped and persecuted over this long period - either loved or hated for their enigmatic self-reliance and the subject of numerous myths and fables. Highlighting startling discoveries made over the last ten years, this new edition features ... Read more

    $43.99 USD

  • The Domestic Dog

    Its Evolution, Behavior and Interactions with People

    Edited by James Serpell ...
    Why do dogs behave in the ways that they do? Why did our ancestors tame wolves? How have we ended up with so many breeds of dog, and how can we understand their role in contemporary human society? Explore the answers to these questions and many more in this study of the domestic dog. Building on the strengths of the first edition, this much-anticipated update incorporates two decades of new ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • The Animals Among Us

    How Pets Make Us Human

    by John Bradshaw ...
    A leading anthrozoologist and the bestselling author of Dog Sense and Cat Sense explains why we are so drawn to pets.Historically, we relied on our pets to herd livestock, guard homes, and catch pests. But most of us don't need animals to do these things anymore. Pets have never been less necessary. And yet, pet ownership has never been more common than it is today: half of American households ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • Play, Playfulness, Creativity and Innovation

    by Patrick Bateson, Paul Martin ...
    What role does playful behaviour and playful thought take in animal and human development? How does play relate to creativity and, in turn, to innovation? Unravelling the different meanings of 'play', this book focuses on non-aggressive playful play. The authors emphasise its significance for development and evolution, before examining the importance of playfulness in creativity. This discussion ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites

    Second Edition

    by Robert Poulin ...
    Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and they now make up a considerable proportion of the biodiversity of life. Not only do they impact humans and other animals in fundamental ways, but in recent years they have become a powerful model system for the study of ecology and evolution, with practical applications in disease prevention. Here, in a thoroughly revised and ... Read more

    $68.39 USD

  • Social Learning

    An Introduction to Mechanisms, Methods, and Models

    by William Hoppitt, Kevin N. Laland ...
    Many animals, including humans, acquire valuable skills and knowledge by copying others. Scientists refer to this as social learning. It is one of the most exciting and rapidly developing areas of behavioral research and sits at the interface of many academic disciplines, including biology, experimental psychology, economics, and cognitive neuroscience. Social Learning provides a comprehensive, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Animal Communication Theory

    Information and Influence

    Edited by Ulrich E. Stegmann ...
    The explanation of animal communication by means of concepts like information, meaning and reference is one of the central foundational issues in animal behaviour studies. This book explores these issues, revolving around questions such as: what is the nature of information? What theoretical roles does information play in animal communication studies? Is it justified to employ these concepts in ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Animal Vocal Communication

    Assessment and Management Roles

    by Eugene S. Morton ...
    How do animals communicate using sounds? How did animal vocal communication arise and evolve? Exploring a new way to conceptualize animal communication, this new edition moves beyond an earlier emphasis on the role of senders in managing receiver behaviour, to examine how receivers' responses influence signalling. It demonstrates the importance of the perceiver role in driving the evolution of ... Read more

    $113.99 USD

  • Evolutionary Biology: Self/Nonself Evolution, Species and Complex Traits Evolution, Methods and Concepts

    Edited by Pierre Pontarotti ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book presents 19 selected contributions to the 20th Evolutionary Biology Meeting in Marseille, which took place in September 2016. They are grouped under the following major themes:· Self/Nonself Evolution· Species Evolution and Evolution of Complex Traits· Methods and ConceptsThe aims of the annual meetings in Marseille – which bring together leading evolutionary biologists and other ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Living in a Seasonal World

    Thermoregulatory and Metabolic Adaptations

    Edited by Thomas Ruf, Claudia Bieber, Walter Arnold, Eva Millesi ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book summarises the newest information on seasonal adaptation in animals. Topics include animal hibernation, daily torpor, thermoregulation, heat production, metabolic depression, biochemical adaptations, neurophysiology and energy balance. The contributors to this book present interdisciplinary research at multiple levels ranging from the molecular to the ecophysiological, as well as ... Read more

    $188.99 USD