Animal Behaviour

The biological and genetic bases of behavioral diversity have long been topics of study within many disciplines, including evolutionary biology, ge...

The seas cover over two thirds of our planet and yet most of us live our lives on land, creatures of a different element, at once fascinated and te...

Combines accessible prose with solid science.Wall Street Journal  Demonstrates that whatever creature you arefrom a giraffe to a Tasmanian devillif...

For many animals, behavioural adjustments represent the first response to human-modified conditions. By improving reproduction and survival, such a...

For many animals, behavioural adjustments represent the first response to human-modified conditions. By improving reproduction and survival, such a...

The past, present and future of the world's most popular and beloved pet, from a leading evolutionary biologist and great cat lover. ...

Elephant tourism is a growing activity in many countries across Asia and Africa and is popular with tourists from all parts of the world. Elephant ...

The essential illustrated guide to how birds design and build their nestsnow fully revised and expandedBirds are the most consistently inventive bu...

A rich and surprising exploration of the intelligence of bees Most of us are aware of the hive mindthe power of bees as an amazing collective. But ...

In What Animals Teach Us about Politics, Brian Massumi takes up the question of the animal. By treating the human as animal, he develops a concept ...

In Blue-Footed Boobies, Hugh Drummond presents a lifetime field study of one of the planet's most charismatic and observable birds, focused on two ...

How do ant colonies get anything done, when no one is in charge? An ant colony operates without a central control or hierarchy, and no ant directs ...

The past, present and future of the world's most popular and beloved pet, from a leading evolutionary biologist and great cat lover. ...

This book discusses the biology, breeding, care, and management of camels, with a focus on camels from Pakistan. The book provides a sound understa...

Whats to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred years ago, animals that broke the l...

Falcons are stunning and iconic birds. Australia has six falcon species, with two endemic to the continent and two others endemic to the Australasi...

The interactions between apex predators and their prey are some of the most awesome and meaningful in nature - displays of strength, endurance, and...

Fowl Language. Hear that buh-dup! as you enter the coop? That's your chicken's way of saying hello! Adapted from the bestselling book How to Speak ...

'A rich compendium of incidents, anecdotes and studies illustrating the linguistic abilities of animals . . . a rewarding book' Sunday TimesDolphin...

Learn to identify threatening species through tracks, scat, and the damage they leave behind. Fascinating profiles of more than 50 predatory mammal...

In this fascinating book, Terry OConnor explores a distinction that is deeply ingrained in much of the language that we use in zoology, human-anima...

Winner of Dog Writers Association of America's Dogwise Best Book AwardThis book focuses on the veterinarians responsibilities for managing the prob...

Unleash your dog's potential and build a rewarding relationship that will last a lifetime!From walking on a loose lead to carrying the shopping, Th...

Primates communicate with each other using a wide range of signals: olfactory signals to mark territories, screams to recruit help while fighting, ...

Written for animal researchers, this book provides a comprehensive guide to the design and statistical analysis of animal experiments. It has long ...

The first volume in the new Cambridge Handbooks in Behavioral Genetics series, Behavioral Genetics of the Mouse provides baseline information on no...

It is being increasingly recognised that cultural and biological diversity are deeply linked and that conservation programmes should take into acco...

It is being increasingly recognised that cultural and biological diversity are deeply linked and that conservation programmes should take into acco...

Wolves excitedly greet each other as members of the pack come together; a bumble bee uses its long tongue to reach the nectar at the base of a foxg...

Do intertidal organisms simply respond to the rise and fall of tides, or do they possess biological timing and navigation mechanisms that allow the...

This book traces the evolution of the dog, from its origins about 15,000 years ago up to recent times. The timing of dog domestication receives att...

Understanding the interaction between cooperation and conflict in establishing effective social behaviour is a fundamental challenge facing societi...

Brain and behaviour are intrinsically linked. Animals demonstrate a huge and complex repertoire of behaviours, so how can specific behaviours be ma...

Reproduction is a fundamental feature of life, it is the way life persists across the ages. This book offers new, wider vistas on this fundamental ...