Advances in the Study of Behavior
Academic Press
Published on 1. November 1988
198 pages
978-0-08-058279-5 (ISBN)
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Advances in the Study of Behavior
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Advances in the Study of Behaviour: v. 18
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09/1988
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- Front Cover
- Advances in The Study of Behavior, Volume 18
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Song Learning in Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata): Progress and Prospects
- I. Introduction
- II. Song Development in the Laboratory
- III. Can Birds Produce Songs Heard after 65 Days?
- IV. Can Birds Produce Songs Heard before 35 Days?
- V. Is There an Own-Species Bias?
- VI. How Do Zebra Finches Choose Their Song Tutors?
- VII. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2. Behavioral Aspects of Sperm Competition in Birds
- I. Introduction
- II. Detecting Extrapair Paternity
- III. Mechanism of Sperm Competition
- IV. Case Studies
- V. Conclusions and Directions for Future Research
- References
- Chapter 3. Neural Mechanisms of Perception and Motor Control in a Weakly Electric Fish
- I. Introduction
- II. The Mechanism of Electrolocation: "Seeing" Objects as Perturbations of Electric Fields
- III. The Jamming Avoidance Response
- IV. The Neuronal Substrate for the Analysis of Phase and Amplitude Information
- V. The Ambiguity of Messages Encoded by Individual Neurons
- VI. The Improvisational Character of Neuronal Systems and Traces of Their Evolution
- VII. Developmental Considerations
- References
- Chapter 4. Behavioral Adaptations to Aquatic Life in Insects: An Example
- I. Introduction
- II. Respiratory and Locomotory Adaptations to Aquatic Life
- III. Spatial Distribution
- IV. Time Budget of Ranatra
- V. Comparisons between Aquatic and Terrestrial Ambush Predators
- VI. Discussion
- References
- Chapter 5. The Circadian Organization of Behavior: Timekeeping in the Tsetse Fly, A Model System
- I. Introduction
- II. Bouting of Flight
- III. Activity Pattern in Nature: Temperature Effects
- IV. Diel Pattern of Activity in the Laboratory
- V. Circadian Rhythm in the Laboratory
- VI. Diel Pattern of Other Behaviors
- VII. Physiological Inputs That Affect the Diel Pattem of Behavior
- VIII. Changes in Responsiveness: Central or Peripheral?
- IX. The Overall Circadian Organization of Behavior
- References
- Index
