Animal Behavior
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
What does the spring song of a male bird truly signal, and can the higher animals think? Animal Behavior by John Paul Scott is a landmark scientific work that chronicles the fascinating world of animal communication, intelligence, and instinct, asking whether humanity can ever truly decode the language of animals. Scott systematically presents the biological and psychological principles governing how animals interact with their environment and one another, drawing on a rich body of mid-twentieth-century research that spans species from primates to birds to marine creatures. A foundational text in the field of ethology and comparative psychology, this volume argues that understanding animal behavior is inseparable from understanding the evolutionary forces that shaped it. Scott's writing is precise yet accessible, bridging the gap between rigorous academic inquiry and the intellectually curious general reader. Part of the prestigious College Library of Biological Sciences series, it remains a compelling primer for anyone who has ever wondered whether the boundary between animal instinct and human reason is as absolute as we once believed.
Author: John Paul Scott
Format: Hardback
Genre: Zoology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
What does the spring song of a male bird truly signal, and can the higher animals think? Animal Behavior by John Paul Scott is a landmark scientific work that chronicles the fascinating world of animal communication, intelligence, and instinct, asking whether humanity can ever truly decode the language of animals. Scott systematically presents the biological and psychological principles governing how animals interact with their environment and one another, drawing on a rich body of mid-twentieth-century research that spans species from primates to birds to marine creatures. A foundational text in the field of ethology and comparative psychology, this volume argues that understanding animal behavior is inseparable from understanding the evolutionary forces that shaped it. Scott's writing is precise yet accessible, bridging the gap between rigorous academic inquiry and the intellectually curious general reader. Part of the prestigious College Library of Biological Sciences series, it remains a compelling primer for anyone who has ever wondered whether the boundary between animal instinct and human reason is as absolute as we once believed.