Fish Cognition and Behavior (Fish and Aquatic Resources)


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The study of animal cognition has been largely confined to birds and mammals; a historical bias which has led to the belief that learning plays little or no part in the development of behaviour in fishes and reptiles. Research in recent decades has begun to redress this misconception and it is now recognised that fishes exhibit a rich array of sophisticated behaviour with impressive learning capabilities entirely comparable with those of mammals and other terrestrial animals.In this fascinating book an international team of experts have been brought together to explore all major areas of fish learning, including:
- foraging skills
- Predator recognition
- Social organisation and learning
- Welfare and pain
Fish Cognition and Behavior is an important contribution to all fish biologists and ethologists and contains much information of commercial importance for fisheries managers and aquaculture personnel. Libraries in universities and research establishments will find it an important addition to their shelves.
Fish Cognition and Behavior (Fish and Aquatic Resources) Review
I love this book. It's thick and wordy and makes me feel smart just holding it. This is a really easy book to read (as textbooks go) and it's certainly a lot easier than finding and reading all the primary literature on fish cognition. I especially enjoyed the chapters on social organisation and Machiavellian intelligence; they were well written and drew some interesting conclusions. It's great that Blackwell Publishing is putting out these really definitive volumes on aquatic animals. (Check it out at [...]/fish)Having said this, like all textbooks Fish Cognition and Behavior is pretty pricey. I wanted hard copies of both Fish Cognition and Fish Welfare since they'll be my staple reference books for the next few years, so I decided to buy. But if you're only after some general information or a quick perusal then both of these books are available online for free elsewhere, with part versions on Google Books and full versions available at [...]
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