An Introduction to Animal Behaviour
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An Introduction to Animal Behaviour

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An Introduction to Animal Behaviour

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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 foxglove flower; a mongoose swiftly and deftly bites its prey to death; young cheetahs rest quietly together, very close to sleep. Now in full colour, this revised and updated edition of Manning and Dawkins' classic text provides a beautifully written introduction to the fundamentals of animal behaviour. Tinbergen's four questions of causation, evolution, development and function form the fundamental framework of the text, illustrated with fascinating examples of complex behavioural mechanisms. The authors provide accounts of all levels of behaviour from the nerve cell to that of the population. The strengths of An Introduction to Animal Behaviour as a textbook include its clear explanations and concise, readable text and the enthusiasm of the authors for their subject.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9781107000162
eBook ISBN
9781139334877
Edition
6
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Veterinary Medicine
Action
potential
(i) 
A 
postsynaptic 
neuron, 
c, 
is 
shown
diagrammatically 
with 
two 
presynaptic
neurons, 
a 
and 
b.
(ii) 
Spatial 
summation: 
the 
responses 
of
presynaptic 
neurons 
a 
and 
b 
are 
summed 
by 
the
postsynaptic 
neuron 
c.
(iii) 
Temporal 
summation: 
the 
successive
responses 
of 
one 
presynaptic 
neuron 
are 
summed.
(iv) 
Facilitation: 
c 
responds 
more 
strongly 
with
each 
succesive 
input 
from 
a.
(v) 
Inhibition: 
c 
responds 
less 
strongly 
if 
a 
and 
b
are 
active.
Threshold 
for
action 
potential
Sub-threshold
postsynaptic 
potentials
Resting
potential
Time 
(ms)
Time 
(ms)
mV
a
alone
b
alone
a+b
Membrane 
potential 
(mV)
c
a
b
0
20
–20
–40
–60
–80
–40
0
Time 
(ms)
mV
a
alone
b
alone
a+b
–40
0
Time 
(ms)
mV
a
a
–40
0
Time 
(ms)
mV
–40
0
40
60
70
(a)
(b)
Figure
1.8
(a)
Three
examples
of
the
electrical
activity
that
can
be
recorded
from
neurons:
the
resting
potential
when
the
cell
is
at
rest;
postsynaptic
potentials
that
do
not
lead
to
a
‘nerve
spike’
or
action
potential;
and
the
massive
action
potential
itself.
(b)
Some
operations
performed
by
neurons.
Units
of
the
nervous
system
19

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. AN INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
  3. TITLE
  4. Copyright
  5. CONTENTS
  6. PREFACE
  7. CHAPTER ONE: Introduction
  8. CHAPTER TWO: The development of behaviour
  9. CHAPTER THREE: Stimuli and communication
  10. CHAPTER FOUR: Decision-making and motivation
  11. CHAPTER FIVE: Learning and memory
  12. CHAPTER SIX: Evolution
  13. CHAPTER SEVEN: Social organization
  14. REFERENCES
  15. FIGURE CREDITS
  16. Index

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