Cognitive Ethology

<p>This collection of essays was written by former students associates admirers critics and friends of Donald R. Griffin -- the creator of cognitive ethology. Stimulated by his work this volume presents ideas and experiments in the field of cognitive ethology -- the exploration of the mental experiences of animals as they behave in their natural environment during the course of their normal lives.<br><br><i>Cognitive Ethology</i> discusses the possibility that animals may have abilities to experience communicate reason and plan beyond those usually ascribed to them in a black box or stimulus-response interpretation of their behavior. Contributions from scientists who have been associated with or influenced by Griffin offer a lively array of views some disparate from one another and some especially selected to present approaches contrary to his.</p>