Animal Behavior: Concepts, Methods, and Applications 1st Edition

came in perfect condition! great book for college students.

Came in good condition.

This is a fantastic alternative to Alcock, which has been the only option for years (the seventh edition was good; the tenth edition, not so much). I had given up on even assigning a text for my course because the usual option had declined so much in quality that I did not feel I could justify the students spending so much on a textbook. The examples in Nordell & Valone are up-to-date, their approach is innovative, and the writers clearly care about their audience - both students and professors. I'm especially excited about their second edition (although I do have to say I prefer the cover for the first edition...). I plan to use this text for my course in the future. Thanks for a great text!

I did not like this book at all. It gave a lot of examples of research and explanations of what was done. But I did not feel that it was worth what I paid for it, or very informative.

This book was fantastic! It not only teaches the concepts but draws on real life examples, providing the "meat" of the research papers in a well structured manner that is easy to grasp. The graphs accompanying the research are easy to understand. The examples clearly demonstrate the different behaviors and topics described in the book. The language is easy to understand without insulting my intelligence (something many textbook authors struggle with I think). I would highly recommend this book if you are interested in getting an understanding of what animal behavior entails and how it is applied in the scientific community!

This is now the old edition but essentially the same. The new edition has one whole chapter that this one does not so beware of that if you do not have access to the new edition.