Perspectives on Animal Behavior

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Judith Goodenough, from the Department of Biology at the University of Massachusetts, has studied biological rhythms in creatures from planaria to finches to deer mice, and even in the green alga Chlamydomonas.

Betty McGuire is from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University. Her research focuses on parental behavior, reproduction, and ecology of small mammals, and she occasionally dabbles in work with larger domestic animals such as dogs and horses.

Elizabeth Jakob, from the Department of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, studies the behavior of spiders, asking questions about their learning, perception, and interactions with conspecifics and with other species. She has carried out field projects in California, Mexico, Massachusetts, and Maine.

Introduction
History of the Study of Animal Behavior
Genetic Analysis of Behavior
Natural Selection and Behavior
Learning and Cognition
Physiological Analysis-Nerve Cells and Behavior
Physiological Analysis of Behavior-The Endocrine System
The Development of Behavior
Biological Clocks
Mechanisms of Orientation
The Ecology and Evolution of Spatial Distribution
Foraging Behavior
Antipredator Behavior
Reproductive Behavior
Parental Care and Mating Systems
Communication: Channels and Functions
The Evolution of Communication
Conflict
Group Living, Altruism, and Cooperation
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Perspectives on Animal Behavior

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