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This text provides an introduction to the comparative study of human and animal behaviour, taking as its starting point the evolutionary pressures which have influenced the behaviour of humans and animals. This sociobiological perspective is outlined in the first chapter and forms the basis for discussion of adaptation to the environment, learning, communication and social behaviour.
Contents
Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Introducing the Study of Animal Behaviour.- Introduction Fields of Study.- Methods of Study of Animal Behaviour.- Instinct and Learning in the Natural Environment.- Adaptation to the Environment.- Development of Behaviour within the Individual Motivation.- Learning and Behaviour.- Different Kinds of Learning.- Comparative Study of Learning and Memory.- Applications of Learning Theory to Humans.- Animal Communication.- The Basis of Communication.- Social Communication.- Teaching Human Language to Animals.- Social Behaviour Forms of Social Organisation.- Territory and Social Organisation.- Social Dominance.- Parents and Offspring.- Bibliography.- Index.