
Flexibility and Constraint in Behavioral Systems
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 13. December 1994
Book
Hardback
332 pages
978-0-471-95252-7 (ISBN)
Description
Animal behaviors are among the most diverse and complex products of evolution. They represent a major source of variation both within and between populations. As with all aspects of evolution, there are boundaries that determine the freedom of behavioral characteristics to vary. To understand the causes and consequences of such variation, it is essential to define these boundaries. Defining them, in turn, requires that we understand the biological substrates of behavior and how they are subject to variation. In this unique volume, 58 international experts attempt to analyze and discuss the elements of behavior at many different levels and from many different disciplines. By focusing on the flexible and constrained aspects of behavior, they have been able to look for common themes in the biological strategies for organizing and producing behavior that exist at molecular, physiological, and evolutionary levels. They discuss the role of development and circuit modulation, as well as the versatile roles of individual genes and individual cells in them. Throughout, they have taken an integrative look at a subject that demands this kind of approach.
This volume should be of interest to behaviorists, neuroscientists, behavioral ecologists, and psychologists. Goal of this Dahlem Workshop: to examine the factors contributing to flexibility and constraint in behavior (molecular, genetic, physiological, evolutionary) and to explore their contribution to a deeper understanding of the interplay between behavior and evolution.
This volume should be of interest to behaviorists, neuroscientists, behavioral ecologists, and psychologists. Goal of this Dahlem Workshop: to examine the factors contributing to flexibility and constraint in behavior (molecular, genetic, physiological, evolutionary) and to explore their contribution to a deeper understanding of the interplay between behavior and evolution.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
650 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-95252-7 (9780471952527)
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Content
Partial table of contents: Pleiotropy of Behavioral Genes (J. Hall). The Endocrine System and the Organization and Control of Behavior (J. Truman). Design Constraints in Neuronal Circuits Underlying Behavior (D. Deodhar, et al.). Social and Environmental Influences on the Brain: Males and Females Are Different (R. Fernald). Neuromodulation, Instruction, and Behavioral Plasticity (M. Hammer & R. Menzel). Morphological Correlates of Learning: Facts, Problems, and Propositions (H. Scheich). Chaos in the CNS: Theory and Practice (W. Freeman). Expression of Evolutionarily Conserved Genes in Developing Mammalian Brains (E. Boncinelli). Flexibility and Constraint in the Evolution of Animal Communication (E. Brenowitz). The Rapid Emergence of Bio-Electronic Novelty, Neuronal Architectures, and Organismal Performance (G. Miklos, et al.). Indexes.