Animal BehaviorTim Halliday University of Oklahoma Press, 1994 - 144 pages Animal Behavior looks at the fascinating activities of animals as they progress from birth to maturity-how they attract a mate and care for their young, find shelter and food, defend themselves, navigate sometimes vast distances and survive the many challenges of life. Written by a team of international experts, this beautiful book is full of examples drawn from the activities of all types of animals-mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and insects. The relationships animals have with other animals-those on whom they depend, those whom they must repel-are a major element in their activities. More than a source of beauty and wonder, animals’ behavior is important to the earth’s ecological balance, and thus a key to the vitality of the planet. |
Table des matières
COURTING RITUALS | 8 |
COMMUNICATING | 81 |
21 | 89 |
29 | 97 |
FOOD AND SHELTER | 106 |
HUNTING | 113 |
FORAGING AND STORING | 123 |
CREATING A HOME | 133 |
THE CONTRIBUTORS | 140 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
ability adapt adult Africa African wild dog amplexus anemone animals ants Arctic terns areas army ants attack attract badger become bees beetle behavior birds birth body bowerbird breeding brood build burrow called cells chambers chicks cold colony color complex cooperative courtship coyote defend desert develop display dogs dominance hierarchy ectotherms eggs environment evolved example feathers feed female female's fighting fish food sources frogs Harris's hawk hatch heat hibernate honeybees host human hunters hunting individuals insects involved kangaroo kill large numbers larger larvae live lizards male male's mammals mating migration migratory moth mound nest offspring orcas pair parasites parents pattern predators prey produce rats red deer reproductive risk rodents scatter-hoarders scent seeds sexually receptive signal silk social solitary species sperm spiders squirrels strategies survive techniques temperatures termites territory toads tree wasps weaverbirds whale white shark wildebeest winter workers young