Advances in the Study of Behavior
Academic Press
Published on 21. July 1987
220 pages
978-0-08-058278-8 (ISBN)
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Advances in the Study of Behavior
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Advances in the Study of Behaviour: v. 17
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07/1987
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- Front Cover
- Advances in The Study of Behavior, Volume 17
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Receptive Competencies of Language-Trained Animals
- I. Introduction
- II. Language Production versus Language Comprehension
- III. Receptive Competencies of Language-Trained Apes
- IV. Receptive Competencies of Language-Trained Dolphins
- V. Receptive Competencies in Sea Lions
- VI. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2. Self-Generated Experience and the Development of Lateralized Neurobehavioral Organization in Infants
- I. Introduction
- II. Some Biological Characteristics of Human Handedness
- III. The Expression of Handedness during Infancy
- IV. Summary Remarks
- References
- Chapter 3. Behavioral Ecology: Theory into Practice
- I. Introduction
- II. Control of Foraging
- III. Control of Spacing and Social Behavior
- IV. Control of Breeding
- V. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 4. The Dwarf Mongoose: A Study of Behavior and Social Structure in Relation to Ecology in a Small, Social Carnivore
- I. Introduction
- II. Methods
- III. Social Structure and Territory
- IV. Constraining Behavior Patterns and Compensatory Mechanisms
- V. Predator Pressure
- VI. Discussion
- References
- Chapter 5. Ontogenetic Development of Behavior: The Cricket Visual World
- I. Some Theoretical Principles
- II. Psychophysiological Factors Involved in the Selection and Use of Visual Information
- III. Ecological Conditions and Organization of the Visual World
- IV. Ontogeny of Behavioral Emergents
- V. Rules of Behavior Ontogeny
- VI. Conclusion: The General Rules
- References
- Index
