
This anthology contains 34 articles published since 1977 in American Scientist, the journal of the scientific society Sigma Xi. Articles illustrate how behaviourists think about and conduct their research, and provide greater insight into the behaviour of selected vertebrate...

This anthology contains 37 articles published since 1974 in American Scientist, the journal of the scientific society Sigma Xi. While sequenced particularly to complement John Alcock's Animal Behavior, this readily comprehensible and richly illustrated reader can stand alone...


While organized partly to complement John Alcock's Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary Approach, this illustrated reader is designed to enhance courses based on other textbooks as well. Indeed, the book can stand alone as a sampler of the excitement and diversity of research approaches...

Containing 25 articles appearing in American Scientist in the last 15 years, this book is intended to supplement courses on animal behaviour, or to stand alone as a sampler of the diversity of topics that constitute the modern study of behavioural biology.