Advances in the Study of Behavior
Academic Press
Published on 18. September 1990
427 pages
978-0-08-058280-1 (ISBN)
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Advances in the Study of Behavior
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Peter J. B. Slater
Advances in the Study of Behaviour: v. 19
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- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Polyterritorial Polygyny in the Pied Flycatcher
- I. Introduction
- II. Background
- III. Polyterritorial Polygyny: Distances between Nest Sites and Polygyny Frequency
- IV. Costs and Benefits of Polygyny
- V. The Basis of Female Choice
- VI. Hypotheses about Polyterritorial Polygyny
- VII. Comparisons with Other Species
- References
- Chapter 2. Kin Recognition: Problems. Prospects, and the Evolution of Discrimination Systems
- I. Introduction
- II. Function and Mechanism
- III. Evolution of Discrimination Systems
- IV. Life History and Cobearer/Kin Discrimination
- V. Discrimination: Real or Apparent?
- VI. Questions about Discrimination
- References
- Chapter 3. Maternal Responsiveness in Humans: Emotional, Cognitive, and Biological Factors
- I. Introduction
- II. Maternal Factors
- III. Infant Variables and Stimulus Effects
- IV. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4. The Evolution of Courtship Behavior in Newts and Salamanders
- I. Introduction
- II. Sexual Behavior in Urodeles
- III. Sperm Transfer by Spermatophore
- IV. Courtship in Salamandrids
- V. Mating in the Red-Spotted Newt
- VI. The European Newts Triturus
- VII. Reproductive Isolation in Urodeles
- VIII. Overview: Different Solutions to Common Problems
- IX. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5. Ethopharmacology: A Biological Approach to the Study of Drug-Induced Changes in Behavior
- I. Aims and Scope
- II. Ethological Analysis of Behavior
- III. Drug Effects on Behavior
- IV. Application of Ethopharmacology to Humans
- V. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6. Additive and Interactive Effects of Genotype and Maternal Environment
- I. Introduction
- II. Additive and Interactive Effects of Genotype and Environment: An Inquiry into the Origin of Individual Differences
- III. From the Maternal Effect to the Maternal Environmental Effect
- IV. Components of Maternal Environment, Additive, and/or Interactive Effects with the Offspring Genotype on Behavioral Traits: The Facts
- V. Physiological Mechanisms Involved in Genotype-Environment Additive and Interactive Effects
- VI. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 7. Mode Selection and Mode Switching in Foraging Animals
- I. Introduction
- II. Evidence of Mode Switching in Animals
- III. General and Theoretical Considerations
- IV. Future Directions
- V. Summary and Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 8. Cricket Neuroethology: Neuronal Basis of Intraspecific Acoustic Communication
- I. Introduction
- II. Behavioral Context
- III. Song Production in Male Crickets
- IV. The Cricket Brain and Song Production
- V. Song Recognition
- VI. Orientation to Song
- VII. Final Considerations and Perspectives for Future Research
- References
- Chapter 9. Some Cognitive Capacities of an African Grey Parrot (Psittaucus erithacus)
- I. Introduction
- II. Background for the Research Program
- III. Methodology
- IV. Interspecies Communication as a Tool for Assessing Conceptual Abilities
- V. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Index
- Contents of Previous Volumes
