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Cheating monkeys and citizen bees : the nature of cooperation in animals and humans / by Dugatkin, Lee Alan,1962-(CARDINAL)304093;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-199) and index.
Subjects: Social behavior in animals.; Animal behavior; Cooperativeness.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Uncovering dinosaur behavior : what they did and how we know / by Hone, David(Paleontologist),author.(CARDINAL)858261; Uqueto, Gabriel,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface -- Acknowledgments -- An introduction to dinosaurs -- Studying dinosaur behavior -- The basis of dinosaur behaviors -- Group living -- Signaling -- Reproduction -- Combat -- Feeding -- Summary -- Appendix: Dinosaur clades -- References -- Index."How scientists are unravelling one of the most tantalizing questions in paleontology. Our understanding of dinosaur behavior has long been hampered by the inevitable lack of evidence from animals that went extinct more than sixty-five million years ago and whose daily behaviors are rarely reflected by the fossil record. Today, with the discovery of new specimens and the development of new and cutting-edge techniques, paleontologists are making major advances in reconstructing how dinosaurs lived and acted. Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior provides an unparalleled look at this emerging field of science, presenting the latest findings on dinosaur behavior and explaining how researchers interpret the often minimal and even conflicting information available to them.David Hone begins by introducing readers to the fundamentals of dinosaur biology, diversity, and evolution, and goes on to describe behaviors across the whole range of species and groups, from feeding and communication to reproduction, sociality, and combat. Speculation about dinosaur behavior goes back to the earliest scientific studies of these "terrible lizards." Hone traces how frontier science is opening a window onto prehistoric life like never before, and discusses future directions of research in this thrilling and rapidly growing area of paleontology.Written by one of the world's leading dinosaur experts and featuring accurate color recreations by paleoartist Gabriel Ugueto along with a wealth of photos and diagrams, Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior is a foundational work on the subject and an invaluable reference for anyone interested in these amazing creatures"--
Subjects: Dinosaurs; Dinosaurs; Dinosaurs;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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What is art for? / by Dissanayake, Ellen.(CARDINAL)194855;
Bibliography: pages 217-230.
Subjects: Art; Art appreciation.; Behavior evolution.; Human behavior.; Anthropology.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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Fauna / by Vadnais, Christiane,1986-author.(CARDINAL)850731; Strauss, Pablo,translator.(CARDINAL)408029;
"In a near-future world ravaged by climate change, who will win in the struggle between humanity and nature? A thick fog rolls in over Shivering Heights. The river overflows, the sky is streaked with toxic green, parasites proliferate in torrential rains and once safely classified species - humans included - are evolving and behaving in unprecedented ways. Against this poetically hostile backdrop, a biologist, Laura, fights to understand the nature and scope of the changes transforming her own body and the world around her. Ten lush and bracing linked climate fictions depict a world gorgeous and terrifying in its likeness to our own. Fauna, Christiane Vadnais's first work of fiction, won the Horizons Imaginaires speculative fiction award, the City of Quebec book award, and was named one of 2018's best books by Radio-Canada."--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Science fiction.; Apocalyptic fiction.; Novels.; Human behavior; Human evolution; Climatic changes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The human instinct : how we evolved to have reason, consciousness, and free will / by Miller, Kenneth R.(Kenneth Raymond),1948-author.(CARDINAL)322201;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-278) and index.Grandeur -- Say it ain't so -- Chance and wonder -- Explaining it all -- The mind of a primate -- Consciousness -- I, Robot -- Center stage.Lately, the most passionate advocates of the theory of evolution seem to present it as bad news. Scientists such as Richard Dawkins, Lawrence Krauss, and Sam Harris tell us that our most intimate actions, thoughts, and values are mere byproducts of thousands of generations of mindless adaptation. We are just one species among multitudes, and therefore no more significant than any other living creature. Now comes Brown University biologist Kenneth R. Miller to make the case that this view betrays a gross misunderstanding of evolution. Natural selection surely explains how our bodies and brains were shaped, but Miller argues that it's not a social or cultural theory of everything. In The Human Instinct, he rejects the idea that our biological heritage means that human thought, action, and imagination are pre-determined, describing instead the trajectory that ultimately gave us reason, consciousness and free will. A proper understanding of evolution, he says, reveals humankind in its glorious uniqueness-one foot planted firmly among all of the creatures we've evolved alongside, and the other in the special place of self-awareness and understanding that we alone occupy in the universe. Equal parts natural science and philosophy, The Human Instinct is a moving and powerful celebration of what it means to be human.
Subjects: Evolutionary psychology.; Human evolution.; Behavior evolution.; Consciousness.; Natural selection.; Human behavior.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Deer of the world : their evolution, behaviour, and ecology / by Geist, Valerius.(CARDINAL)329563;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-414) and index.
Subjects: Cervidae; Cervidae; Cervidae;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Secret life of birds [videorecording] : the complete 5-part series by Williams, Iolo,1962-;
Iolo Williams, host.An examination of the behavior of various typres of birds throughout the world.TV rating: TV-G.DVD.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Documentary films; Nonfiction films.; Nonfiction films; Wildlife films.; Wildlife films; Birds; Birds; Birds.; Ornithology.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Carnivore behavior, ecology, and evolution / by Gittleman, John L.(CARDINAL)324911;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.[v. 2.] Introduction : Carnivores and conservation biology / George B. Schaller -- pt. 1. Behavior. Ethics and the study of carnivores : doing science while respecting animals / Marc Bekoff and Dale Jamieson -- Behavioral endocrinology and social organization in dwarf mongooses / Scott Creel -- Female masculinization in the spotted hyena : endocrinology, behavioral ecology, and evolution / Laurence G. Frank -- The adaptive significance of color patterns in carnivores : phylogenetic tests of classic hypotheses / Alessia Ortolani and T.M. Caro -- Sympatry in Canids : a review and assessment / Warren E. Johnson, Todd K. Fuller, and William L. Franklin -- pt. 2. Ecology. Methodological advances in capture, census, and food-habits studies of large African carnivores / M.G.L. Mills -- Patterns of size separation in carnivore communities / Tamara Dayan and Daniel Simberloff -- Patterns and consequences of dispersal in gregarious carnivores / Peter M. Waser -- Carnivore reintroductions : an interdisciplinary examination / Richard P. Reading and Tim W. Clark -- Human/carnivor interactions : conservation and management implications from China / Kenneth G. Johnson [and others] -- pt. 3. Evolution. Competitors, companions, status symbols, or pests : a review of human associations with other carnivores / Juliet Clutton-Brock -- Design for killing : craniodental adaptations of predators / Audrone R. Biknevicius and Blaire Van Valkenburgh -- Genetic relatedness among individuals within carnivore societies / Matthew E. Gompper and Robert K. Wayne -- Demographic and historical effects on genetic variation of carnivores / Robert K. Wayne and Klaus-Peter Koepfli -- Biogeography of the order Carnivora / Robert M. Hunt, Jr. -- Carnivoran phylogeny and rates of evolution : morphological, taxic, and molecular / John J. Flynn -- Carnivoran ecomorphology : a phylogenetic perspective / Lars Werdelin.[v.1.] An introduction to the Carnivora / John F. Eisenberg -- pt. 1. Behavior. Acoustic communication by fissiped carnivores / Gustav Peters and W. Chris Wozencraft -- The role of odor in the social lives of carnivores / Martyn L. Gorman and Beverley J. Trowbridge -- Behavioral development of terrestrial carnivores / Marc Bekoff -- The comparative behavioral ecology of hyenas : the importance of diet and food dispersion / M.G.L. Mills -- Intraspecific variation in canid social systems / Patricia D. Moehlman -- The mating tactics and spacing patterns of solitary carnivores / Mikael Sandell -- Carnivore group living : comparative trends / John L. Gittleman -- pt. 2. Ecology. The feeding ecology of giant pandas and Asiatic black bears in the Tangjiahe Reserve, China / George B. Schaller [and others] -- Adaptations for aquatic living by carnivores / James A. Estes -- Ecological constraints on predation by large felids / Mel E. Sunquist and Fiona C. Sunquist -- The advantages and disadvantages of small size to weasels, Mustela species / Carolyn M. King -- Basal rate of metabolism, body size, and food habits in the order Carnivora / Brian K. McNab --Patterns of energy output during reproduction in carnivores / Olav T. Oftedal and John L. Gittleman -- pt. 3. Evolution. Locomotor adaptations by carnivores / Mark E. Taylor -- Carnivore dental adaptations and diet : a study of trophic diversity within guilds / Blaire Van Valkenburgh -- The physiology and evolution of delayed implantation in carnivores / Rodney A. Mead -- Molecular and biochemical evolution of the Carnivora / Robert K. Wayne [and others] -- The phylogeny of the recent Carnivora / W. Chris Wozencraft -- Fossil history of the terrestrial Carnivora / Larry D. Martin -- Appendix: Classification of the recent Carnivora / W. Chris Wozencraft.
Subjects: Carnivora.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Locked in time : animal behavior unearthed in 50 extraordinary fossils / by Lomax, Dean R.,author(CARDINAL)356068; Nicholls, Bob,1975-illustrator;
Includes bibliographical references and indexIncludes bibliographical references (pages 259-278) and index"Fossils allow us to picture the forms of life that inhabited the earth eons ago. But we long to know more: how did these animals actually behave? We are fascinated by the daily lives of our fellow creatures-how they reproduce and raise their young, how they hunt their prey or elude their predators, and more. What would it be like to see prehistoric animals as they lived and breathed? From dinosaurs fighting to their deaths to elephant-sized burrowing ground sloths, this book takes readers on a global journey deep into the earth's past. Locked in Time showcases fifty of the most astonishing fossils ever found, brought together in five fascinating chapters that offer an unprecedented glimpse at the behavior of prehistoric animals. Dean R. Lomax examines the extraordinary direct evidence of fossils captured in the midst of real-life action: dinosaurs sitting on their eggs like birds, Jurassic flies preserved while mating, a T. rex infected by parasites. Each fossil, he reveals, tells a unique story about prehistoric life. Many recall behaviors typical of animals familiar to us today, evoking the chain of evolution that links all living things to their distant ancestors. Locked in Time allows us to see that fossils are not just inanimate objects: they can record the remarkable actions of creatures as fully alive as any today. Striking and scientifically rigorous illustrations by renowned paleoartist Bob Nicholls bring these breathtaking moments to life"--
Subjects: Animals, Fossil; Animals, Fossil; Animal behavior;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Being a human : adventures in forty thousand years of consciousness / by Foster, Charles,1962-author.(CARDINAL)687085;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-379).Upper Palaeolithic -- Neolithic -- Enlightenment."A radically immersive exploration of three pivotal moments in the evolution of human consciousness, asking what kinds of creatures humans were, are, and might yet be"--
Subjects: Human behavior; Consciousness; Evolutionary psychology.; Human evolution.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 11
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