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Advances in the study of behavior. Volume 33
Title:
Advances in the study of behavior. Volume 33
Author:
Slater, P. J. B. (Peter James Bramwell), 1942-
ISBN:
9780120045334
9781281004550
9786611004552
Publication Information:
Amsterdam : Academic Press, 2003.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 370 pages) : illustrations.
Series:
Advances in the study of behavior ; v. 33
Advances in the study of behavior ; v. 33.
Contents:
Front Cover; Advances in The Study of Behavior; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Teamwork in Animals, Robots, and Humans; I. Introduction; II. Social Insect Teams; III. Other Animal Teams; IV. Robot Teams; V. Human Teams; VI. Team Size; VII. Testing for Teamwork; VIII. Misconceptions About Teamwork; IX. Conclusions; X. Summary; References; Chapter 2. The ''Mute'' Sex Revisited: Vocal Production and Perception Learning in Female Songbirds; I. Introduction; II. Vocal Perception Learning in Female Songbirds; III. Vocal Production Learning in Female Songbirds
IV. Female Vocal Learning in Non-Oscine BirdsV. Sex Differences in Learning?; VI. Summary; References; Chapter 3. Selection in Relation to Sex in Primates; I. Introduction; II. Causes, Mechanisms, and Consequences of Sexual Selection; III. Relevance of Primates to Sexual Selection; IV. Relevance of Sexual Selection to Primates; V. The Male Perspective: The ''Copulatory Imperative''; VI. The Female Perspective: Biasing and Confusing Paternity; VII. Conflict Between the Sexes; VIII. Conclusions and Future Directions; IX. Summary; References
Chapter 4. Genetic Basis and Evolutionary Aspects of Bird MigrationI. Introduction; II. The Broad Palette of Theories on Control Mechanisms and Evolution; III. The Discovery of Circannual Rhythms: The Challenge to Genetic Studies; IV. The Search for and Selection of Bird Species Suitable for Testing; V. Genetic Control; VI. Quantitative Genetic Analysis; VII. The Distribution and Key Role of Partial Migration; VIII. A New Theory of the Evolution, Control, and Adaptability of Avian Migration; IX. Rapid Changes Due to Selection and Microevolution; X. Outlook; XI. Summary; References
Chapter 5. Vocal Communication and Reproduction in DeerI. Introduction; II. Reproductive Calls in Solitary Deer; III. Reproductive Calls in Gregarious Species; IV. Research in Progress and Future Directions; V. Summary; References; Chapter 6. Referential Signalling in Non-Human Primates: Cognitive Precursors and Limitations for the Evolution of Language; I. Language Evolution; II. The Neural Basis of Language; III. Linguistic Capacities in Non-Human Primates; IV. Mental Processes Underlying Call Comprehension; V. The Mind of the Signaler; VI. Communication and Social Intelligence
VII. SummaryReferences; Chapter 7. Vocal Self-Stimulation: From the Ring Dove Story to Emotion-Based Vocal Communication; I. Introduction; II. Early Fascination with the Female Nest Coo: Tinkering with the Neural Substrate; III. Search for Female Vocal-Endocrine Links: Feedback Mechanisms; IV. What Does the Female Nest Coo ''Mean'' to the Male?; V. Vocal-Endocrine Links: Cross-Species Comparisons; VI. Affective States in Acoustic Communication; VII. Emotional Referent in Vocal Communication: Role of Vocal Self-Stimulation; VIII. The Forebrain Pathways in the Non-Vocal Learner; IX. Summary
Abstract:
The aim of Advances in the Study of Behavior remains as it has been since the series began: to serve the increasing number of scientists who are engaged in the study of animal behavior by presenting their theoretical ideas and research to their colleagues and to those in neighboring fields. We hope that the series will continue its "contribution to the development of the field", as its intended role was phrased in the Preface to the first volume in 1965. Since that time, traditional areas of animal behavior have achieved new vigor by the links they have formed with related fields and by the closer relationship that now exists between those studying animal and human subjects.
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Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
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| QL750 .A3833 2003 EB | 1181154-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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