Animal Tool Behavior: The Use and Manufacture of Tools by Animals

by Gordon M. Burghardt, Benjamin B. Beck, Kristina R. Walkup, et al.

This revised and updated edition of the landmark publication reveals the current state of knowledge regarding animal tool behavior.

When originally published in 1980, Animal Tool Behavior was the first volume to catalog and analyze the complete literature on tool use and manufacture in non-human animals. Benjamin B. Beck showed how animals--from insects to primates--employed different types of tools to solve numerous problems...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421450291
• ISBN13: 9781421450292
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 10.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher