Methods in Animal Behaviour

Awakes fascination for understanding why and how animals do what they do Presents the scientific methods used in animal behaviour research Helps to plan a behavioural study, analyse data and present the outcomes

Autorentext

Marc Naguib is the chairholder of the Behavioural Ecology Group Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands. His research focuses on animal communication and social behaviour with also a strong interest in conservation behaviour.

Gretchen F. Wagner is a researcher at the Behavioural Ecology Group of Wageningen University & Research. She is broadly interested in eco-evolutionary dynamics, with special interest in reproductive and parental care strategies of animals.

Lysanne Snijders is researcher at the Behavioural Ecology Group of Wageningen University & Research. Her research focusses on animal social behaviour, animal personality and the application of animal behaviour to wildlife conservation.

E. Tobias Krause is researcher at the Institute of Animal Welfare and Animal Husbandry of the Friedrich Loeffer-Institute in Celle, Germany. His research interests are animal welfare, behavioural ecology and cognition of (farm) animals.

Inhalt

Introduction.- General principles.- Experimental planning and experimental design.- Quantification of behavioural processes.- Research Biases .- Tools for measuring behaviour.- Data analysis and presentation.