Table of Contents

Evolutionary approach to animal behaviour; the proximate causes of behaviour - analyzing communication; development of behaviour - role of genes; development of behaviour - role of the environment; control of behaviour - organizing mechanisms; evolution of communication - historical pathways; evolution of communication - adaptation in signalers and receivers; adaptive responses to predators; adaptive feeding behaviour; choosing adaptively where to live; male and female reproductivity tactics; evolution of mating systems; adaptive tactics of parents; evolution of social behaviour; evolution of human behaviour.