The Genesis of Animal Play : Testing the Limits.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (520 pages)
- A Bradford Book Series .
- A Bradford Book Series .
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- I The Nature of Play -- 1 Play: Many Meanings, Few Answers -- 2 Footprints in the Sand: The Origins and Radiation of Play Theory -- 3 Defining Play: Can We Stop Playing Around? -- 4 A Guide to the Diversity of Play -- 5 Nothing Is Simple: Studying the Hows and Whys of Play -- 6 The Genesis of Play: An Integrative Approach -- II The Phylogeny of Play -- 7 The Path Through the Major Evolutionary Landscapes -- 8 Play in the Placental Mammals -- 9 The Alternate Radiation: Play in Marsupials -- 10 Does the Platypus Play? -- 11 Play Is for the Birds Too -- 12 The Cool Reptiles -- 13 The Origins of Vertebrate Play: Fish That Leap, Juggle, and Tease -- 14 Play at the Margins: Invertebrates -- 15 The Legacy and Future of Play -- References -- Animal Index -- Name Index -- Subject Index.
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Play behavior in animals. Play. Behavior evolution.