References
Selected References
Alcock, J. 1997. Animal behavior: an evolutionary approach, ed. 6. Sunderland, Massachusetts, Sinauer Associates, Inc. Clearly written and well-illustrated discussion of the genetics, physiology, ecology, and history of behavior in an evolutionary perspective.
Attenborough, D. 1990. The trials of life: a natural history of animal behavior. Boston, Little, Brown and Company. Superb photographs and flowing text describe the life cycles of organisms, often focusing on unusual and exciting patterns of behavior.
Bekoff, M., and D. Jamieson (eds.). 1996. Readings in animal cognition. MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Selected readings of papers in animal cognition by authors in the field.
Bradbury, J. W., and S. L. Vehrencamp. 1998. Principles of animal communication. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, Massachusetts. A new comprehensive text on animal communication.
Drickamer, L. C., S. H. Vessey, and D. Meikle. 1996. Animal behavior: mechanisms, ecology and evolution, ed. 3. Dubuque, William C. Brown Publishers. Comprehensive, with helpful discussions on the methods and experimental approaches used to answer behavioral questions.
Gould, J. L., and C. G. Gould. 1994. The animal mind. New York, Scientific American Library. Attractively illustrated, engagingly written exploration of animal behavior and the efforts of researchers to determine what happens inside the minds of animals.
Greenspan, R. J. 1995. Understanding the genetic construction of behavior. Sci. Am. 272:72–78 (Apr.). Studies of courtship and mating in fruit flies indicate that behavior is regulated by many multipurpose genes, each of which handles diverse responsibilities in the body.
Houck, L. D., and L. C. Drickamer (eds.). 1996. Foundations of animal behavior. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago. Classic papers in animal behavior with commentaries.
Kirchner, W. H., and W. F. Towne. 1994. The sensory basis of the honeybee’s dance language. Sci. Am. 270:74–80 (June). Experiments with a robotic honey bee that can dance and emit sounds similar to living bees show conclusively that the dance language successfully recruits foragers to food outside the hive.
Lorenz, K. Z. 1952. King Solomon’s ring. New York, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, Inc. One of the most delightful books ever written about the behavior of animals.
Manning, A., and M. S. Dawkins. 1992. An introduction to animal behaviour, ed. 4. Cambridge, England, Cambridge University Press. Survey of animal behavior, drawing from ethology, physiology, and comparative psychology.
Preston-Mafham, R., and K. Preston-Mafham. 1993. The encyclopedia of land invertebrate behavior. Cambridge, Massachusetts,The MIT Press. Numerous examples of fascinating invertebrate behavior in a series of informative and beautifully illustrated essays. Highly recommended.
Queller, D. C., and J. E. Strassmann. 1998. Kin selection and social insects. BioScience 48(3):165–175. How kin selection operates in social insects, and why most cases of altruism are found in social insects.
Ridley, M. 1995. Animal behavior: an introduction to behavioral mechanisms, development, and ecology, ed. 2. Oxford, Blackwell Scientific Publications. The principles of animal behavior presented with wellchosen examples and clear illustrations. Savage-Rumbaugh, E. S. 1986. Ape language: from conditioned response to symbol. New York, Columbia University Press. Details the author’s studies as well as the general area of ape language.
Alcock, J. 1997. Animal behavior: an evolutionary approach, ed. 6. Sunderland, Massachusetts, Sinauer Associates, Inc. Clearly written and well-illustrated discussion of the genetics, physiology, ecology, and history of behavior in an evolutionary perspective.
Attenborough, D. 1990. The trials of life: a natural history of animal behavior. Boston, Little, Brown and Company. Superb photographs and flowing text describe the life cycles of organisms, often focusing on unusual and exciting patterns of behavior.
Bekoff, M., and D. Jamieson (eds.). 1996. Readings in animal cognition. MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Selected readings of papers in animal cognition by authors in the field.
Bradbury, J. W., and S. L. Vehrencamp. 1998. Principles of animal communication. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, Massachusetts. A new comprehensive text on animal communication.
Drickamer, L. C., S. H. Vessey, and D. Meikle. 1996. Animal behavior: mechanisms, ecology and evolution, ed. 3. Dubuque, William C. Brown Publishers. Comprehensive, with helpful discussions on the methods and experimental approaches used to answer behavioral questions.
Gould, J. L., and C. G. Gould. 1994. The animal mind. New York, Scientific American Library. Attractively illustrated, engagingly written exploration of animal behavior and the efforts of researchers to determine what happens inside the minds of animals.
Greenspan, R. J. 1995. Understanding the genetic construction of behavior. Sci. Am. 272:72–78 (Apr.). Studies of courtship and mating in fruit flies indicate that behavior is regulated by many multipurpose genes, each of which handles diverse responsibilities in the body.
Houck, L. D., and L. C. Drickamer (eds.). 1996. Foundations of animal behavior. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago. Classic papers in animal behavior with commentaries.
Kirchner, W. H., and W. F. Towne. 1994. The sensory basis of the honeybee’s dance language. Sci. Am. 270:74–80 (June). Experiments with a robotic honey bee that can dance and emit sounds similar to living bees show conclusively that the dance language successfully recruits foragers to food outside the hive.
Lorenz, K. Z. 1952. King Solomon’s ring. New York, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, Inc. One of the most delightful books ever written about the behavior of animals.
Manning, A., and M. S. Dawkins. 1992. An introduction to animal behaviour, ed. 4. Cambridge, England, Cambridge University Press. Survey of animal behavior, drawing from ethology, physiology, and comparative psychology.
Preston-Mafham, R., and K. Preston-Mafham. 1993. The encyclopedia of land invertebrate behavior. Cambridge, Massachusetts,The MIT Press. Numerous examples of fascinating invertebrate behavior in a series of informative and beautifully illustrated essays. Highly recommended.
Queller, D. C., and J. E. Strassmann. 1998. Kin selection and social insects. BioScience 48(3):165–175. How kin selection operates in social insects, and why most cases of altruism are found in social insects.
Ridley, M. 1995. Animal behavior: an introduction to behavioral mechanisms, development, and ecology, ed. 2. Oxford, Blackwell Scientific Publications. The principles of animal behavior presented with wellchosen examples and clear illustrations. Savage-Rumbaugh, E. S. 1986. Ape language: from conditioned response to symbol. New York, Columbia University Press. Details the author’s studies as well as the general area of ape language.
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