Behavior and Its Neural Control in Gastropod Molluscs

Name: Behavior and Its Neural Control in Gastropod Molluscs
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Erschienen am 18. Juli 2002

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Intro
Contents
1. The Gastropods
1.1. General Features
1.2. Torsion
1.3. Origins and Diversification of the Gastropoda
1.4. The "Prosobranchs
1.5. The Opisthobranchs
1.6. The Pulmonates
2. The Central Nervous System
2.1. Organization of the Ganglia
2.2. Taxonomic Trends in CNS Organization
2.3. Structure of the Ganglia
2.4. Unique Properties of Gastropod Neurons
3. Sensory Systems
3.1. Chemoreception
3.2. Mechanoreception and Nociception
3.3. Sensory Cells for Chemoreception, Mechanoreception, and Nociception
3.4. Photoreception
3.5. Gravireception
3.6. Magnetoreception
4. Muscles and the Peripheral Nervous System
4.1. Muscles and Muscle Cells
4.2. Muscle Physiology
4.3. Peripheral Contributions to the Control of Reflexes
4.4. Cellular Elements and Plasticity in Peripheral Neural Circuits
5. Regulation of the Internal Environment
5.1. Respiration
5.2. Control of the Lung in Pulmonates
5.3. Blood Circulation
5.4. Respiratory Pumping
5.5. Water Regulation and Excretion
6. Locomotion
6.1. Crawling by Ciliary Beating
6.2. Crawling by Muscular Contractions
6.3. Swimming
6.4. Taxes and Other Orientations
7. Feeding
7.1. Adaptive Radiation of a Complex Behavior
7.2. Food Finding
7.3. Central Pattern Generators
7.4. Variations of Buccal Motor Programs
7.5. Initiation and Modulation of Feeding
7.6. Plasticity of Feeding Behavior
8. Reproduction
8.1. Modes of Sexuality
8.2. Sexually Selected Behaviors
8.3. Finding Mates
8.4. Nervous Control of Courtship and Copulation
8.5. Egg Laying
8.6. Mechanisms for the Control of Egg-Laying Behaviors
9. Defense
9.1. Dangers from Predators and Conspecifics
9.2. The Lines of Defense
9.3. Withdrawal Reflexes
9.4. Plasticity of Defensive Behaviors
9.5. Chemical Defenses
10. The Temporal Organization of Behavior
10.1. Seasonal Cycles
10.2. Daily Cycles
10.3. Endogenous Circadian Clocks
10.4. Mechanisms of Oscillation and Entrainment in the Eye
10.5. Multiple Influences on the Selection of Behaviors
10.6. Singleness of Action
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