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This unit should make sense even if you know little about other areas of Biology. Animal behaviour poses some difficult evolutionary problems, however. You should have a clear understanding of natural selection (Unit 2, especially Sections 2.4 and 2.5) before reading this unit.
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Krebs, J.R. and Davies, N.B. Behavioural Ecology: an Evolutionary Approach (3rd ed.) (Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1993). An excellent undergraduate textbook which focuses on the functions and evolution of behaviour.
Ridley, M. Animal Behaviour (2nd ed.) (Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1995). A short, wide-ranging and accessible introduction: an excellent starting point.
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Sutton, J. (1998). Behaviour. In: Biology. Macmillan Foundations. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15201-8_29
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