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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR (3 Volumes)
Edited by Marc Bekoff

What is it like to be a dog, or a chimpanzee, or an ant? How do animals
communicate? Why do they play? Can animals feel emotions like empathy and
grief? These and many other questions are answered in the Encyclopedia of
Animal Behavior, the most authoritative, comprehensive, and accessible
resource on the scientific study of animal behavior. The contributors are
an international group of prominent animal behavior scholars and
authorities from many different disciplines, including biology,
psychology, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, veterinary medicine, law,
and religious studies. Entries examine a broad array of different species
and behavior patterns, using techniques that range from molecular
approaches to the study of behavior to analyses of individuals,
populations, species, and ecosystems. Informed by the best and most recent
scholarship, entries are written with the lay public in mind, and all
material is explained in understandable, jargon-free language. This
user-friendly resource will appeal to students and scholars of animal
behavior, behavioral ecology, conservation biology, and wildlife
photography, as well as animal advocates and anyone with a love for
animals.

The Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior includes many features:

Over 200 fascinating topical entries, including Friendship in Animals;
Communication in Mammals, Birds, Fish, and Insects; Tool Use in Primates,
Elephants, and Birds; Culture; Language; Consciousness; and Mating in
Mammals, Birds, and Insects

Over 300 photographs, charts, and diagrams that illustrate aspects of
animal behavior

Numerous sidebars on behaviors that help illuminate the more abstract and
theoretical concepts

Entries on the usefulness of animal behavior in such careers as
conservation biology, zoo research and animal care, and applied animal
behavior including animal-assisted therapy in counseling and in hospitals
and hospices.

More than anything else, the Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior will instill
in any reader great respect and wonder for the mysteries of the animal
world.

MARC BEKOFF is Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the
University of Colorado, Boulder. He has published 18 books, including the
award-winning Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare (Greenwood,
1998), Minding Animals: Awareness, Emotions, and Heart (2002), and, with
Jane Goodall, The Ten Trusts: What We Must Do To Care For The Animals We
Love (2002). Bekoff is a Fellow of the Animal Behavior Society and a
recipient of its Exemplar Award for major long-term contributions to the
field of animal behavior.

Greenwood Press  December 2004  1200 pages in 3 volumes  7 x 10
0-313-32745-9
$349.95
Pre-publication Price: $314.96

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