A Dictionary of Ethology

Klaus Immelmann, Colin Beer

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Harvard University Press
01 January 1992

Dictionaries; Animal ecology

What 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.

The 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.

Representing the culmination of two decades of assiduous scholarship, this book will be immensely useful to neophyte and professional alike.

By: Klaus Immelmann, Colin Beer
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9780674205079
ISBN 10: 0674205073
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 January 1992
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Klaus Immelmann was Professor of Biology, Universität Bielefeld, Germany. Colin Beer is Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University.

Reviews for A Dictionary of Ethology

This dictionary clearly and accurately defines more than 600 terms used in ethology, the science of animal behavior, in entries of one or two paragraphs.--Jonathan Husband Library Journal