Animal Play: Evolutionary, Comparative and Ecological Perspectives - Brossura

Bekoff/Byers

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ISBN 10: 0521586569 ISBN 13: 9780521586566

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Riassunto

Why do animals play? Play has been described in animals as diverse as reptiles, birds and mammals, so what benefits does it provide and how did it evolve? Careful, quantitative studies of social, locomotor and object play behaviour are now beginning to answer these questions and to shed light on many other aspects of both animal and human behaviour. This interdisciplinary volume, first published in 1998, brings together the major findings about play in a wide range of species including humans. Topics about play include the evolutionary history of play, play structure, function and development, and sex and individual differences. Animal Play is destined to become the benchmark volume in this subject, and will provide a source of inspiration and understanding for students and researchers in behavioural biology, neurobiology, psychology and anthropology.

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Recensione:

' ... anyone interested in play should not hesitate to read or buy this book. It puts down a definite marker for play research in the 1990s, and suggests many interesting leads for research on play through into the next millenium.' Peter K. Smith, Animal Behaviour

Descrizione del libro:

Why do animals play? Animal Play, first published in 1998, is an interdisciplinary treatment of this fascinating subject looking at play evolution, structure, function and development in a wide range of species including humans. It will be a source of inspiration for students and researchers in all aspects of behavioural biology.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521586569
• ISBN 13: 9780521586566
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 292