{"product_id":"a-dictionary-of-ethology-klaus-immelmann-9780674205079","title":"A Dictionary of Ethology","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat do such words as \"information,\" \"displacement,\" and \"courtship\" mean to the growing ranks of ethologists who study animal behavior? Like all sciences, ethology has accumulated its own set of concepts and terms, taken from everyday language, borrowed from neighboring disciplines, or coined especially to describe novel ideas and phenomena. Klaus Immelmann and Colin Beer have responded to the acute need for an authoritative dictionary of ethology with this valuable guide to the world of animal behavior. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors present a balance of historical, enduring, and current terminology, providing clear and concise definitions of the terms central to ethological writing. They give special treatment to terms from related disciplines, particularly evolutionary biology, physiology, ecology, and sociobiology, and to controversial concepts such as \"instinct,\" \"motivation,\" and \"imprinting.\" For words like these, the authors take pains to explain the nature of the problem, to distinguish differences of meaning, and to chart the range of application. A preponderance of terms relate to the behavior of higher vertebrates, especially mammals and birds, since these animals supply a high proportion of ethology's basic ideas and technical concepts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRepresenting the culmination of two decades of assiduous scholarship, this book will be immensely useful to neophyte and professional alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Klaus Immelmann, Colin Beer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674205073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674205079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 0.93d","brand":"Klaus Immelmann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054247768319,"sku":"9780674205079","price":41.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8248006e-8864-43a0-ac37-97c455911cc4.jpg?v=1685028867","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-dictionary-of-ethology-klaus-immelmann-9780674205079","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}