Annual Karger Workshop / Effectors, Behavior and Evolution
3rd, New Orleans, La., November 1991. "Brain Behavior and Evolution", Vol 40, No 2-3 (1992). Special Topic Issue: Brain, Behavior and Evolution 1992, Vol. 40, No. 2-3
Published on 5. October 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
92 pages
978-3-8055-5679-8 (ISBN)
Description
The results of the 3rd Karger Workshop are outlined in this volume, which analyzes the evolution of neural and effector systems. The contributors adopt a comparative approach to the problems of effector systems, the level of motor control and the evolution of behaviour.
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Series
Language
German
Place of publication
Basel
Switzerland
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
33 Schaubilder, 3 Tabellen
33 figs., 3 tab.
Dimensions
Height: 28 cm
Width: 21 cm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8055-5679-8 (9783805556798)
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Content
Muscle architecture and control demands, C. Gans and A.S. Gaunt; the spinal motor system in early vertebrates and some of its evolutionary changes, J.R. Fetcho; brainstem control of orienting movements - intrinsic co-ordinate systems and underlying circuitry, T. Masino; the role of heterarchical control in the evolution of central pattern generators, A.H. Cohen; the evolution of neural circuits controlling feeding behaviour in frogs, K.C. Nishikawa, et al; chromatophore systems in teleosts and cephalopods - a levels-oriented analysis of convergent systems, L.S. Demski.