This classic text continues to offer a balanced treatment of the underlying mechanisms and evolutionary bases of behaviour with a focus on the importance of evolutionary theory for the unification of the different behavioural disciplines. The new edition has been thoroughly rewritten with coverage of recent work in the field. 

An Evolutionary Approach to Animal Behavior
Understanding the Proximate and Ultimate Causes of Bird Song
The Development of Behavior
The Control of Behavior: Neural Mechanisms
The Organization of Behavior: Neurons and Hormones
Behavioral Adaptations for Survival
The Evolution of Feeding Behavior
Choosing Where to Live
The Evolution of Communication
The Evolution of Reproductive Behavior
The Evolution of Mating Systems
The Evolution of Parental Care
The Evolution of Social Behavior
The Evolution of Human Behavior 

JOHN ALCOCK is Regents' Professor of Zoology at Arizona State University, USA. His research deals with the behavioural ecology of insect mating systems, with projects that have taken him from Arizona to Costa Rica and Australia. He co-authored The Evolution of Insect Mating Systems (1983) and has also written six other books on animal behaviour and natural history for general audiences. Dr. Alcock received the Dean's Quality Teaching Award the first year it was given at Arizona State University, USA.