About the Book

Animal Behaviour

The animal world is so vast that nobody can claim that he knows all the animals of the universe, because the different kinds of animals are numerous, each one has his own life style and also the mode of behaviour. Animal behavior is the scientific study of everything animals do, whether the animals are single-celled organisms, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, or mammals. It involves investigating the relationship of animals to their physical environment as well as to other organisms, and includes such topics as how animals find and defend resources, avoid predators, choose mates and reproduce, and care for their young. Many features of animal behaviour are so well suited to their function that it is impossible to imagine that they arose by chance. Echolocation by bats, the nest-building skills of weaver birds, and the alarm signals of ground squirrels all serve obvious purposes, and the mechanisms that enable them are remarkably similar to what engineers would design to achieve those ends. However, such adaptive behaviours have no divine designer but instead have arisen through the process of natural selection. The book will prove as a learning tool for students in understanding the depth of the subject. CONTENTS : (1) Introduction (2) Aspects of Animal Behaviour (3) Evolution of Animal Physical Structure (4) Animal Habitats (5) Animal Body (6) Animal Physiology and Development (7) Animal Rationality (8) Computational Intelligence to Animal Cognition (9) Animal Behaviour and Actions (10) Neural Development of Animals.