EVER wondered how biologists learn about the nitty-gritty of what lions, elephants and parrots do in the wild? Have you been tempted to try fieldwork yourself? Then this is a great book for you. Exploring Animal Behavior in Laboratory and Field guides you through the techniques to observe, record and quantify a great variety of animal behaviours. It teaches not only how to obtain your data, but also how to log it, while introducing a whole world of questions to consider, from 鈥渁re African clawed frogs more or less aggressive to close relatives than strangers?鈥� to 鈥渨hat determines where a squirrel buries its nuts?鈥�.
Ideal for the interested amateur, it is also a fine book for introductory students of animal behaviour. And the series of exercises on observing human behaviour means you鈥檒l never be bored at a bus stop again.
Exploring Animal Behavior in Laboratory and Field
Academic Press
