Academic Press Exploring Animal Behavior in Laboratory and Field

Exploring Animal Behavior in Laboratory and Field, Second Edition provides a comprehensive manual on animal behavior lab activities. This new edition brings together basic research and methods, presenting applications and problem-solving techniques. It provides all the details to successfully run designed activities while also offering flexibility and ease in setup. The exercises in this volume address animal behavior at all levels, describing behavior, theory, application and communication. Each lab provides details on how to successfully run the activity while also offering flexibility to instructors. This is an important resource for students educators, researchers and practitioners who want to explore and study animal behavior. The field of animal behavior has changed dramatically in the past 15 - 20 years, including a greater use and availability of technology and statistical analysis. In addition, animal behavior has taken on a more applied role in the last decade, with a greater emphasis on conservation and applied behavior, hence the necessity for new resources on the topic. Review Presents the latest updates in animal behavior studies and applications From the Back Cover Exploring Animal Behavior in Laboratory and Field, Second Edition provides the most updated and comprehensive manual of animal behavior lab activities. The field of animal behavior has changed dramatically in the past 15 - 20 years, including a greater use and availability of technology and statistical analysis. In addition, animal behavior has taken on a more applied role in the last decade, with greater emphasis on conservation and applied behavior. This new edition brings together basic research and methods in animal behavior, with application and problem-solving. Written using the knowledge and expertise of the Animal Behavior Society, this book introduces students to the field of animal behavior. This book provides all the details to successfully run the designed activities, while also offering flexibility and ease in setup for instructors. The exercises in this volume address animal behavior at all levels, including describing behavior, theory, application, and communication. Each lab provides details on how to successfully run the activity, while also offering flexibility to instructors. Exploring Animal Behavior in Laboratory and Field, Second Edition is an important resource for students and educators who want to be able to convey behavioral concepts in their classroom, as well as researchers and practitioners involved in animal behavioral studies. About the Author Heather Zimbler-DeLorenzo is currently an Associate Professor of Biology at Georgia State University Perimeter College. She received her PhD in Biological Sciences from Auburn University. Dr. Zimbler-DeLorenzo has been a member of the Animal Behavior Society (ABS) since 2004 and held the position as Chair of the Education Committee for ABS from 2018 to 2020. Susan Margulis is currently a Professor and Department Chair of Animal Behavior, Ecology, Conservation, and Biology at Canisius College. Dr. Margulis received her PhD from the University of Chicago in Evolutionary Biology, presenting her thesis on the effects of inbreeding on parental behavior and reproductive success in two subspecies of the oldfield mouse. She has been a member of the Animal Behavior Society since 1980, and also serves as a member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Animal Behavior Society Education Committee, EthoSource, and as a research advisor for the Gibbon Species Survival Plan.