Welcome to Principles of Animal Behavior, 2nd Edition Website
The
video clips here represent a selection from the Norton Animal Behavior DVD, a
free ancillary available to instructors using Lee Dugatkin’s
Principles of Animal Behavior, second edition, in their courses. Each
clip includes a brief description of the behavior observed in the footage, as
well as references to relevant reading in the Dugatkin text and in science
journals. Select a chapter to begin.
Sample clip: Red Deer Roaring Contest
Courtesy David Reby
A red deer stag (Cervus elaphus) with a harem of females
nearby responds to the playback of conspecific male roars by issuing roars of
his own. See Chapter 6: Sexual Selection for a
longer description of this clip, and for more videos.