Observing animal behaviour : design and analysis of quantitative data / Marian Stamp Dawkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dawkins, Marian Stamp.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal behavior--Research.

Animal behavior.

Animal behavior--Observations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume introduces the reader to the importance of observation prior to, and sometimes instead of, experimental manipulation in the study of animal behaviour.

Contents:

CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 The power of observation; 2 Asking the right question; 3 When all you need is one; 4 Three principles of observational design; 5 The selective observer; 6 Down to detail; 7 Observing in farms, in zoos, and in the wild; 8 Analysing observations; 9 Further observations; 10 Observing the future; REFERENCES; Appendix 1. Some random numbers; Appendix 2. Power and sample size; Appendix 3. Beaufort wind scale; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-103744-3

9786611145262

0-19-152459-X

0-19-856936-X

1-281-14526-2

1-4356-1877-7

OCLC:

922953190