| 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| I - Getting Started | 17 |
| 2 | A conceptual model of animal behavior | 19 |
| 3 | Choice of subjects | 47 |
| 4 | Reconnaissance observation | 54 |
| 5 | Delineation of research | 100 |
| 6 | Design of research | 105 |
| 7 | Experimental research | 150 |
| II - Collecting the data | 181 |
| 8 | Data collection methods | 183 |
| 9 | Data-collection equipment | 233 |
| 10 | Selected examples of data collection and description | 319 |
| III - Analyzing the results | 345 |
| 11 | Introduction to statistical analyses | 347 |
| 12 | Selection of a statistical test | 369 |
| 13 | Parametric statistical tests | 381 |
| 14 | Nonparametric statistical tests | 391 |
| 15 | Rates of behavior and analysis of sequences | 440 |
| 16 | Multivariate analyses | 465 |
| 17 | Spatial orientation and time: circular statistics and spatial patterns | 485 |
| 18 | Interpretation and presentation of results | 522 |
| Appendices | 539 |
