Early ecological studies generally described the phenomenon during the field work. Since the modeling methods being introduced, researchers could establish a mathematical model to find out the general rules of the descriptive materials, and investigate the causes and their constraints. Due to the rapid development and popularization of computer technology, more and more animal ecology researchers try to use the modeling methods during their research. The evolution of animal behavior and its adaptation to the environment have always been the focus of ecological researches. According to different theoretical basis, a number of different modeling methods have been developed, including population genetic model, optimization model, game model, individual based model and phylogenetic comparative method. In this paper, we will review the above modeling methods and their applications in animal evolutionary biology.