Methods in Animal Behaviour

Naguib, Marc/ Wagner, Gretchen F./ Snijders, Lysanne

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K（2023/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 113 p.
• 商品コード 9783662677919

Full Description

Are you interested in animals and do you want to scientifically study their behaviour through observations or experiments? With this book, you will gain the necessary knowledge to conduct scientific research objectively, design experiments rigorously, and start analysing behavioural data effectively. Most importantly, you will learn to measure animal behaviour using different sampling techniques. In addition, you will read about the most used and latest technical devices that are advancing the study of animal behaviour. Thus, read this book if you want to learn how to design, conduct, analyse and write up your animal behaviour research or if you wish to refresh your knowledge and look up specific behavioural methods. 

Contents

Introduction.- General principles.- Experimental planning and experimental design.- Quantification of behavioural processes.-  Research Biases .- Tools for measuring behaviour.- Data analysis and presentation.