Animal play : evolutionary, comparative, and ecological perspectives / edited by Marc Bekoff and John A. Byers.
| Other author | Bekoff, Marc. |
| Other author | Byers, John A. (John Alexander), 1948- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998. |
| Description | xvi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The evolutionary origins of play revisited: lessons from turtles / Gordon M. Burghardt -- Play in common ravens (Corvus corax) / Bernard Heinrich & Rachel Smolker -- Object play by adult animals / Sarah L. Hall -- Kangaroos at play: play behaviour in the Macropodoidea / Duncan M. Watson -- Intentional communication and social play: how and why animals negotiate and agree to play / Marc Bekoff & Colin Allen -- Structure-function interface in the analysis of play fighting / Sergio M. Pellis & Vivien C. Pellis -- Sparring as play in young pronghorn males / Michelle N. Miller & John A. Byers -- Squirrel monkey play fighting: making the case for a cognitive training function for play / Maxeen Biben -- Self assessment in juvenile play / Katerina V. Thompson -- Biological effects of locomotor play: getting into shape, or something more specific? / John A. Byers -- Neurobiological substrates of play behavior: glimpses into the structure and function of mammalian playfulness / Stephen M. Siviy -- Play as an organizing principle: clinical evidence and personal observations / Stuart Brown. |
| Local note | Little-317579--305131017530T |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 97022056 |
| ISBN | 0521583837 (hardbound) |
| ISBN | 0521586569 (pbk.) |