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A unique, multi-faceted approach to designing, evaluating and understanding bird behaviour
Provides a holistic view of bird behaviour, identifying the components of bird behaviour and then re-assembling these to facilitate insight
Presents an approach that offers a template for bird behaviour investigation that is adaptable to a wide variety of avian species and different forms of behaviour
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Behavioural biologists, animal and comparative psychologists, other natural and behavioural scientists, as well as students of these disciplines will find this book to be an interesting and enlightening read.
Authors and Affiliations
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School of Communication, Emerson College, Psychology Department, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, Boston, USA
Paul M. W. Hackett
About the author
Professor Paul M.W. Hackett is a psychologist with an interest in structured ontological accounts, from a philosophical and psychological perspective, of both human and non-human animal behaviour. His research has addressed several applied domains including bird behaviour and his writing has appeared in prestigious journals. He has also published a dozen books, including texts on the research methods in psychology. During the time this book was written, Paul was a visiting researcher in the comparative cognition research group at the University of Cambridge. Paul is a visiting professor in health research methods at the University of Suffolk, a visiting professor in the psychology department at Gloucestershire University and an honorary fellow in the philosophy department at Durham University. Paul also teaches ethnography in the School of Communications at Emerson College, Boston and has homes in Wiltshire and Massachusetts.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Complexity of Bird Behaviour
Book Subtitle: A Facet Theory Approach
Authors: Paul M. W. Hackett
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12192-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-12191-4Published: 21 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-28340-7Published: 26 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-12192-1Published: 20 January 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXVII, 203
Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Behavioral Sciences, Animal Ecology, Animal Models, Animal Physiology