Shettleworth, Sara J.

Cognition, evolution, and behavior / Sara J. Shettleworth - 2nd ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010 - xiii, 700 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Cognition and the study of behavior -- Evolution, behavior, and cognition: a primer -- Perception and attention -- Learning: introduction and Pavlovian conditioning -- Recognition learning -- Discrimination, classification, and concepts -- Memory -- Getting around: spatial cognition -- Timing -- Numerical competence -- Cognition and the consequences of behavior: foraging, planning, instrumental learning, and using tools -- Social intelligence -- Social learning -- Communication and language -- Summing up and looking ahead.

9780195319842 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0195319842 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2009-017840


Cognition in animals
Animal behavior--Evolution
Animal ecology