Advances in the study of behavior. Volume 38 / edited by H. Jane Brockmann [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brockman, H. Jane.

Series:

Advances in the study of behavior ; 38.

Advances in the study of behavior ; 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal behavior.

Human behavior.

Psychology, Comparative.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (549 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Advances in the Study of Behavior was initiated over 40 years ago to serve the increasing number of scientists engaged in the study of animal behavior. That number is still expanding. This volume makes another important ""contribution to the development of the field"" by presenting theoretical ideas and research to those studying animal behavior and to their colleagues in neighboring fields. Advances in the Study of Behavior is now available online at ScienceDirect - full-text online from volume 30 onward.

Contents:

Front Cover; Advances in The Study of Behavior; Copyright page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Using Robots to Understand Animal Behavior; I. Introduction; II. Behavior and the Physical Interface; III. Completing the Mechanism Description; IV. Toward the Complete Cricket; V. Conclusions; References; Chapter 2: Social Foraging and the Study of Exploitative Behavior; I. Why Study Foraging?; II. The Advent of Social Foraging Theory; III. The PS Game; IV. Rate-Maximizing PS Model; V. Stochastic, Risk-Sensitive Models; VI. State-Dependent Dynamic PS Game; VII. PS Information Games

VIII. Projecting Down to Individual BehaviorIX. Implications for Population Effects; X. Relevance of PS Games for Non-Food Resources; XI. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: Social Processes Influencing Learning in Animals: A Review of the Evidence; I. Introduction; II. Classification of Processes Involved in Social Learning; III. Empirical Evidence for Social Learning Processes; IV. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: Function and Mechanisms of Song Learning in Song Sparrows; I. Introduction; II. Studies of Social Factors in Song Learning

III. Developing Theories of Song LearningIV. Song Function and Song Learning in Song Sparrows; V. Discussion; VI. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5: Insights for Behavioral Ecology from Behavioral Syndromes; I. Introduction; II. A Brief History of the Idea; III. Clarifying the Definition of a Behavioral Syndrome; IV. Understanding Variation in Behavioral Syndromes; V. Beyond the Usual Behavioral Syndromes; VI. Future Prospects; VII. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6: Information Warfare and Parent-Offspring Conflict; I. Introduction

II. Parent-Offspring Conflict as a Selective Force in NatureIII. Information from Offspring to Parents; IV. Interactions Among Siblings; V. Information from Parents to Offspring; VI. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 7: Hormones in Avian Eggs: Physiology, Ecology and Behavior; I. Introduction; II. Physiology; III. Effects of Yolk Androgens; IV. Variation Within Clutches; V. Differences Between Females; VI. Comparative Studies; VII. A Mechanism for Sex-Ratio Adjustment?; VIII. Egg Cocktails; IX. Conclusions and Future Directions; Acknowledgments; References

Chapter 8: Neurobiology of Maternal Behavior in SheepI. Introduction; II. Expression of Maternal Behavior in Sheep; III. Neurobiology of Maternal Responsiveness; IV. Neurobiology of Maternal Selectivity; V. Conclusion; List of Abbreviations; References; Chapter 9: Individual Odors and Social Communication: Individual Recognition, Kin Recognition, and Scent Over-Marking; I. Introduction; II. Individual Discrimination and Recognition; III. Discrimination and Recognition of Kin; IV. Individual Advertisement and Competition by Scent Marking; V. Scent Over-Marking; References; Index

Contents of Previous Volumes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-78975-5

9786611789756

0-08-091549-3

OCLC:

476215133