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Readership: Undergraduates taking courses in behavioral neurobiology, neuroethology or similar. Also suitable for postgraduate students taking courses in these subjects.
Günther Zupanc, Professor of Neurobiology, School of Engineering and Science, International University Bremen
"If you are looking for a different way to introduce neuroscience, this book about the mechanisms of animal behavior across many taxa will be a useful addition to your bookshelf. Zupancs book can be used alone or as a supplement just to provide the fun examples of how the nervous system regulates behavior." - Janine M. Wotton, The Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, 4(1)
"In this text, Zupanc has followed the lead...in creating a platform from which students can be introduced to the fascinating field of neuroethology. The text is well organized...and is well written; the enthusiasm Zupanc has for the subject is readily apparent and helps to keep the reader's attention...This book successfully fills the demand for a current neuroethology text...in combination with the material on the supplemental web site, will prove invaluable to instructors teaching this emerging field." - Shaun D. Cain The Journal of Experimental Biology
Preface 1: Introduction 2: The study of animal behavior: a brief history 3: The tools and concepts of behavioral neurobiology 4: Spatial orientation and sensory guidance 5: Neuronal control of motor output: swimming in toad tadpoles 6: Neuronal processing of sensory information 7: Sensorimotor integration: the jamming avoidance response of the weakly electric fish 8: Neuromodulation: the accommodation of motivational changes in behavior 9: Large-scale navigation: migration and homing 10: Communication: the neuroethology of cricket song 11: Cellular mechanisms of learning and memory References