Advances in the Study of Behavior
Academic Press
Published on 2. May 1991
304 pages
978-0-08-058281-8 (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. 20
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03/1991
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- Front Cover
- Advances in the Study of Behavior, Volume 20
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Social Behavior and Organization in the Macropodoidea
- I. Introduction
- II. The Macropodoidea: Taxonomy, Morphology, Growth and Reproduction
- III. Sociality in the Macropods
- IV. Behavioral Interactions: Form and Function
- V. Social Organization
- VI. The Social Systems of Macropods
- VII. Summary
- References
- Chapter 2. The t Complex: A Story of Genes, Behavior, and Populations
- I. Introduction
- II. Historical Background
- III. The Genetic Structure of the t Complex
- IV. t Haplotypes in Natural Populations
- V. Effect of the t Complex on Behavior and Fitness
- VI. Behavior and Male Transmission Ratio
- VII. Evolution of the t Complex
- VIII. Maintenance of t Haplotypes in Wild Populations
- IX. Conclusions and Directions for the Future
- X. Summary
- References
- Chapter 3. The Ergonomics of Worker Behavior in Social Hymenoptera
- I. Some Preliminaries
- II. Functional Approaches to Worker Behavior
- III. A Case Study of Individual Behavior
- IV. Work Effort and Life Span
- V. The Evolutionary Ecology of Work Load in Social Insects
- VI. Conclusions and Perspectives
- VII. Summary
- References
- Chapter 4. "Microsmatic Humans" Revisited: The Generation and Perception of Chemical Signals
- I. Introduction
- II. The Chemoemitting System
- III. Responses to Chemosignals
- IV. Discussion and Conclusions
- V. Summary
- References
- Chapter 5. Lekking in Birds and Mammals: Behavioral and Evolutionary Issues
- I. Introduction
- II. Patterns in Lek Behavior
- III. Behavioral Interactions of Males
- IV. Responses of Males to Females
- V. Responses of Females to Males
- VI. Interactions of Females
- VII. Locations of Leks
- VIII. Sexual Selection in Lekking Species
- IX. Evolutionary Consequences of Age Structure in Lekking Species
- X. Maintenance of Genetic Variance: The Paradox of the Lek
- XI. Evolutionary Scenarios for the Origins of Lekking
- XII. Summary
- XIII. Scientific Names of Species Mentioned in the Text
- References
- Index
- Contents of Previous Volumes
