| Description |
xii, 523 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Part I. Stochastic methods -- Stochastic models for the temporal fine structure of behaviour sequences / Hans Metz -- A stochastic analysis of fish behaviour / Walter Heiligenberg -- Some descriptive and explanatory stochastic models of decision-making / Marion and Richard Dawkins -- Stochastic identification methods / Ivor Lloyd -- Part II. Deterministic methods -- A state-space approach to motivation / Richard Sibly and David McFarland -- Experimental investigation of motivational state / David McFarland -- Studies in learned behavioural regulation / Peter Van Sommers -- Part III. Simulation methods -- Preliminary considerations in the simulation of behaviour / Sietse Geertsema and Hans Reddingius -- Computer simulation and the homeostatic control of behaviour / Fred Toates -- Circadian rhythms and representations of the environment in motivational systems / Keith Oatley -- Towards a model for the copulatory behaviour of the male rat / Richard Brown, Smith Freeman, David McFarland |
| Analysis |
Animals, Habits and behavior of |
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Control theory |
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Animals Behaviour Expounded by control theory |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index |
| Subject |
Animal behavior -- Mathematical models.
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Animal behavior.
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Biological control systems.
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Control theory.
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Motivation (Psychology)
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System analysis.
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Behavior.
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Models, Psychological.
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Motivation.
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Systems Analysis.
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| Author |
McFarland, David.
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| LC no. |
73019010 |
| ISBN |
012483860X |
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