1st Edition
Social Behaviour in Animals With Special Reference to Vertebrates
By Pierre R. Crosson
Copyright 1964
180 Pages
by
Psychology Press
180 Pages
by
Psychology Press
164 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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Originally published in 1953, this is a classic study in animal behaviour, drawing on the author’s own extraordinary studies of insects, fish, and birds, as well as on the literature. The concept ‘community’ is taken in its widest sense to include all types of association of individuals, not only flocks and herds, but also the family, the pair, and even two animals engaged in combat.
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Preface. 1 Introduction 2 Mating Behaviour 3 Family and Group Life 4 Fighting 5 Analysis of Social Co-operation 6 Relations Between Different Species 7 The Growth of Social Organizations 8 Evolutionary Aspects of Social Organization 9 Some Hints for Research in Animal Sociology. Bibliography. Index.
Biography
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