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Animal
Behavior Society |
The professional society for the discipline of animal behavior |
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A nonprofit
organization dedicated to the advancement of zoos and aquariums in the
areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation |
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The professional
society for zoo keepers |
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Find out
what pet behavior consultants do at this site. |
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An organization
for the scientific and scholarly study of human-animal interactions |
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An international
society dedicated to the study of the relationships between humans, animals,
and health |
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Great Britain's
sister society to the Animal Behavior Society |
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An international
scientific society devoted to education and furthering research on adaptive
behavior in animals, animats, software agents, and robots |
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Advancing
the scientific discipline and
the giving away of Psychology in the public interest |
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Promotes
research and represents the professional interests of psychologists in
the United States |
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Promotes
and encourages research on the development of behavior in all organisms
including man, with special attention to the effects of biological factors
operating at any level of organization |
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A scientific
society committed to understanding interactions between behavior and neuroendocrine
function to advance understanding of behavioral neuroendocrinology |
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A research
group whose focus is on the human-animal bond |
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A website
describing ongoing research in orangutan cognition at the National Zoo
in Washington, D.C. |
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Dedicated
to the study, appreciation, and conservation of birds. Great links to
bird songs |
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A website
describing the activities of an interdisciplinary society whose focus
is on bioacoustics. Lots of links here to information on animal sounds,
especially marine animals |
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Based in
Alaska and includes abstracts on
current research including behavioral research |
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The internationally
reknowned autistic animal science Ph.D. Temple Grandin's site on animal
behavior |
| Tutorials,
Lecture Notes, etc. (back
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If Morgan's
lectures are not clear, then try this site. Barry Sinervo's comparative
animal behavior website is one of the best on the internet! |
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A good place
to learn more about the founding fathers of ethology, and about the differences
between traditional European and American studies. |
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Need help
learning about learning? This site has lots of good information! |
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More help
in understanding classical ethology |
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Another
nice on-line dictionary of animal behavior-related terms, complete with
references. |
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Want to
hear what a gibbon call sounds like? Look here for that and more! |
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Glossary
of terms and definitions for behavior ecology, animal behavior, and similar
courses. Great place to study! |
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Why go to
the library? You can read Darwin's masterpiece right here on line. |
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An article
written by Charles Snowdon about the value of animal behavior research,
while he was president of the Animal Behavior Society. |
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Help can
be found here for understanding taxes in a website devoted to different
kinds of taxes in bacteria. |
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What behaviors
appear to be largely innate? How can we tell? Check this site to find
out. |
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Good pictures
of different kinds of mimicry |
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Another
site with a good review of kinds of mimicry |
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Good info
here on honey bee round and waggle-dances. |
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A collection
of what are essentially "Cliff Notes" for students of animal
behavior! |
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From Kerry
Kilburn, Old Dominion University |
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More help
understanding classical conditioning. |
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A website
of behavior information on African animals |
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The website
of animal cognition specialist Robert Cook at Tuft's Univ. Find lecture
notes and other useful information here. |
| Careers
in Animal Behavior: (back
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Written
by the Animal Behavior Society, this website will tell you lots about
potential careers in the field. |
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Another
site devoted to careers in this field, with some nice personal stories
of working animal behaviorists. |
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A group
of folks hoping to be players in the formal certification of applied animal
behavior consultants |
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' Zine with
articles of interest for zoo professionals and others interested in wildlife
management and behavior; lots of good info here for students! |
Graduate
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(by no means an exhaustive list--for more
programs, click here) |
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Written
by a graduate student in animal behavior, for other students with similar
interests. |
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For prospective
graduate students and interns interested in study at San Diego State University |
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Go here
to download a list of current programs in the US and Canada, and to see
a ranking of those programs |
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Graduate
programs at Indiana University |
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At UC Davis--my
alma mater |
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This institution
offers several interesting degree programs in Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology, as well as in Zoo and Aquarium Science. |
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MS and Ph.D.
degrees offered in Animal Behavior |
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Missoula
campus program in animal behavior |
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University
of Minnesota |
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Emory University,
home of Yerkes Primate Research Center |
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Animal behavior
research group and graduate studies information at the University of Nebraska |
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Lots of
information, training supplies, and newsletters on topics dealing with
pet behavior problems |
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articles,
information, "armchair ethology" links to animal cams and more |
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The Wisconsin
Primate Research Center's info-rich site on primates |
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An on-line
bulletin full of animal behavior info published by the Center for the
Integrative Study of Animal Behavior at the University of Indiana |
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HUGE site
of links to websites with an animal behavior theme |
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Ken Boschert's
definitive internet resource for all things animal |
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A collection
of links to various animal welfare sites on the internet, collected by
the librarians at the Univ.of Guelph |
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Dr. Chris
Evans' lab website, featuring videoclips and more of animal behavior |
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As the name
implies: all things evolutionary and behavioral |
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Do stuff,
learn stuff, get stuff! A fun site for animal behavior students. |
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Can't have
a cat in your room? Create your own virtual kitty! |
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The canine
lover's answer to "Virtual Kitty" |
