Animal behavior and the ethological structure of populations. 4th edition. Panov E.N.

In the real review, information on invertebrate and vertebrates is included. Various methods of distribution of individuals in space are analyzed; Particular attention is paid to territorial behavior and its adaptive value. The issue of the influence of all kinds of forms of sexual and family ties and prolonged care of offspring on population structures is considered. The description and classification of different types of groups and their internal organization are given. General considerations are presented about the ways of evolutionary transformations of the main methods of an intrapopulation organization.

The book is recommended for ethologists and zoologists of other specialties, as well as all readers interested in the problems of animal behavior.