Methods in Animal Behaviour
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-662-67791-9 (ISBN)
Are you interested in animals and do you want to scientifically study their behaviour through observations or experiments? With this book, you will gain the necessary knowledge to conduct scientific research objectively, design experiments rigorously, and start analysing behavioural data effectively. Most importantly, you will learn to measure animal behaviour using different sampling techniques. In addition, you will read about the most used and latest technical devices that are advancing the study of animal behaviour. Thus, read this book if you want to learn how to design, conduct, analyse and write up your animal behaviour research or if you wish to refresh your knowledge and look up specific behavioural methods.
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Marc Naguib is the chairholder of the Behavioural Ecology Group Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands. His research focuses on animal communication and social behaviour with also a strong interest in conservation behaviour.
Gretchen F. Wagner is a researcher at the Behavioural Ecology Group of Wageningen University & Research. She is broadly interested in eco-evolutionary dynamics, with special interest in reproductive and parental care strategies of animals.
Lysanne Snijders is researcher at the Behavioural Ecology Group of Wageningen University & Research. Her research focusses on animal social behaviour, animal personality and the application of animal behaviour to wildlife conservation.
E. Tobias Krause is researcher at the Institute of Animal Welfare and Animal Husbandry of the Friedrich Loeffer-Institute in Celle, Germany. His research interests are animal welfare, behavioural ecology and cognition of (farm) animals.
Introduction.- General principles.- Experimental planning and experimental design.- Quantification of behavioural processes.- Research Biases .- Tools for measuring behaviour.- Data analysis and presentation.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.12.2023 |
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| Zusatzinfo | VIII, 113 p. 46 illus., 43 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Berlin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 201 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
| Schlagworte | animal behaviour • behavioural biology • behavioural genetics • Farm Animal • Farm Animal Ethology |
| ISBN-10 | 3-662-67791-1 / 3662677911 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-662-67791-9 / 9783662677919 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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