Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test - How Behavior Evolves and Why It Matters
How Behavior Evolves and Why It Matters
(Sprache: Englisch)
A lively exploration of animal behavior in all its glorious complexity, whether in tiny wasps, lumbering elephants, or ourselves.
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A lively exploration of animal behavior in all its glorious complexity, whether in tiny wasps, lumbering elephants, or ourselves.
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It's time to leave behind the tired nature-versus-nurture debate. In Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test , Marlene Zuk asks a more fascinating question: How does behaviour evolve, and how is that process similar-and different-in people and animals? Drawing from a wealth of research, including her own on insects, she explores how genes and the environment work together to produce cockatoos that dance to rock music and ants that heal their injured companions. She follows the different paths cats and dogs took to living with humans and asks whether bees are domestic animals. In exploring intelligence, mating behaviour and fighting disease, Zuk turns to smart spiders, silent crickets and crafty crows. She shows how neither our behaviour nor that of other animals is dictated solely by genes, and that animal behaviour can be remarkably similar to human behaviour-and wonderfully complicated in its own right.
Autoren-Porträt von Marlene Zuk
Marlene Zuk is Regents Professor of ecology, evolution, and behavior at the University of Minnesota and studies animal sexual behavior and communication. The author of Paleofantasy and Sex on Six Legs, among other works, she lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Marlene Zuk
- 2022, 352 Seiten, Maße: 15,9 x 23,9 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Norton
- ISBN-10: 1324007222
- ISBN-13: 9781324007227
- Erscheinungsdatum: 14.09.2022
Sprache:
Englisch
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