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Subject(s)

• Psychology, Comparative [Browse]
• Psychology—Handbooks, manuals, etc [Browse]

Editor

• Freeberg, Todd M. [Browse]
• Ridley, Amanda R., 1977- [Browse]
• d'Ettorre, Patrizia [Browse]

Series

Routledge international handbooks. [More in this series]

Summary note

"The Routledge International Handbook of Comparative Psychology is an international reference work that offers scientists and students a balanced overview of current research in the field of comparative psychology and animal behavior"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of Contributors
• Part 1 Foundations
• Introduction to Handbook
• 1 Historical Perspectives on Comparative Psychology and Related Fields
• 2 Behaviourism: Past and present
• 3 On Strengths and Limitations of Field, Semi-natural Captive, and Laboratory Study Settings
• 4 Ontogeny of Behaviour
• 5 Sensation, Perception, and Attention
• 6 Motivation and Emotion
• 7 Comparative Cognition
• 8 Cognitive Ecology
• Part 2 Behavioural Systems
• 9 Habitat Selection and Its Importance in Conservation Biology
• 10 Where, What and With Whom to Eat: Towards an Integrative Study of Foraging Behaviour
• 11 Causal Factors in the Study of Vigilance
• 12 Communication
• 13 Intraspecific Aggression and Social Dominance
• 14 Mating Behaviour
• 15 Parental Behaviour
• 16 Play Behaviour: A Comparative Perspective
• Part 3 Complexities and Interactions
• 17 What is Cooperation, and Why Does It Happen?
• 18 Cultural Behaviour in Cetaceans
• 19 Tool Use
• 20 Bridging the Gap Between Human Language and Animal Vocal Communication
• 21 Reasoning
• 22 Deception in Animal Communication
• 23 Evolutionary Behavioural Ecology Perspectives on Personality in Non-human Animals
• 24 Social Contextual Influences on Behaviour
• 25 Network Approaches to Understanding Social Organization and Complexity
• 26 Changing Ideas About Mating Systems
• 27 Human Mate Choice
• 28 Bridging the Gap: Human-animal Comparisons
• Index.

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ISBN

• 1-00-309186-5
• 1-003-09186-5
• 1-000-60323-7
• 1-000-60329-6

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