Did you know that chickens have different alarm calls for different predators? This fascinating dictionary covers every aspect of animal behaviour &
Includes:: terms from the related fields of ecology physiology & psychology. Clear concise entries are backed up by specific examples where appropriate covering all aspects of behaviour from aggression to courtship & fully cross-referenced. The author David Mc Farland was formerly head of the Animal Behaviour Research Group at Oxford University & the editor of the Oxford Companion to Animal Behaviour (1981). Jargon free & informative this dictionary is an excellent source of reference for students of biology & psychology & essential reading for naturalists bird-watchers & the general reader with an interest in animal behaviour.