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Description: |
xvi, 282 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
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General Note: |
Revised edition of: Animal tool behavior : the use and manufacture of tools by animals / Benjamin B. Beck. New York : Garland STPM Pub., c1980. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-276) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Invertebrates -- Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds -- Non-primate mammals -- Prosimians and monkeys -- Apes -- Seven myths. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: Provides a "complete catalog of all reported cases of tool use and manufacture by extant non-human animals" including cases of imitation and emulation. Only some cases resulting from intentional operant conditioning by humans are considered. |
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Elect. Loc./Access: |
Additional Information at Google Books http://books.google.com/books?isbn=9780801898532 |