| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
512 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
What is an animal? -- Evolution -- Animal history -- Classification -- Animal groups: Invertebrates -- Arthropod groups -- Arthropods -- Vertebrate groups -- Fish groups -- Fishes -- Amphibian groups -- Amphibians -- Reptile groups -- Reptiles -- Bird groups -- Birds -- Mammal groups -- Mammals -- Skeletons and muscles: Water skeletons -- Horny skeletons -- Chalky skeletons -- Bony skeletons -- Movement: Walking and running -- Climbing, leaping, and jumping -- Burrowing, slithering, and sliding -- Flying and gliding -- Swimming -- Body coverings: Skin -- Scales -- Feathers -- Fur, hair, and bristles -- Body systems: Breathing -- Circulation -- Digestion -- Fluids and temperature control -- Brains, nerves, and hormones -- Senses: Touch and vibration -- Taste and smell -- Vision -- Hearing -- Echolocation -- Electricity and magnetism -- Living space: Home ranges and territories -- Migration -- Animal architects -- Hunting and feeding: Feeding on plants -- Omnivores -- Predation -- Scavenging -- Feeding partnerships -- Defense: Weapons and threats -- Camouflage and deception -- Group defense -- Sex and reproduction: Reproducing without a mate -- Finding a mate -- Sexual rivalry -- Courtship -- Mating -- Birth and development: Life stories -- Raising young -- Play and learning -- Society -- Communication: Pheromones and smell -- Visual signals -- Sound -- Touch, vibration, electricity -- Intelligence -- Glossary -- Index -- Acknowledgments. |
| Summary |
Exploring and explaining every aspect of animal behavior in stunning, awe-inspiring action sequences and fascinating, in-depth prose, this resource offers the inside story on what makes animals tick. |
| Subject |
Animal behavior.
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Animal behavior -- Pictorial works.
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| Added Author |
Uhlenbroek, Charlotte.
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American Museum of Natural History.
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| ISBN |
9780756639860: $50.00 |
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0756639867: $50.00 |
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