Encyclopedia Of Animal Cognition And Behavior
by Todd Shackelford /
2017 / English / PDF
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This encyclopedia, reflecting one of the fastest growing fields
in evolutionary psychology, is a comprehensive examination of the
key areas in animal cognition. It will serve as a
complementary resource to the handbooks and journals that have
emerged in the last decade on this topic, and will be a useful
resource for student and researcher alike. With
comprehensive coverage of this field, key concepts will be
explored. These include social cognition, prey and predator
detection, habitat selection, mating and parenting, learning
and perception. Attention is also given to animal-human
co-evolution and interaction, as well as metacognition and
consciousness. Entries are tailored to the importance of
the individual topic and the amount of empirical evidence
that is available. All entries are under the purview of
acknowledged experts in the field.
This encyclopedia, reflecting one of the fastest growing fields
in evolutionary psychology, is a comprehensive examination of the
key areas in animal cognition. It will serve as a
complementary resource to the handbooks and journals that have
emerged in the last decade on this topic, and will be a useful
resource for student and researcher alike. With
comprehensive coverage of this field, key concepts will be
explored. These include social cognition, prey and predator
detection, habitat selection, mating and parenting, learning
and perception. Attention is also given to animal-human
co-evolution and interaction, as well as metacognition and
consciousness. Entries are tailored to the importance of
the individual topic and the amount of empirical evidence
that is available. All entries are under the purview of
acknowledged experts in the field.