Advances in the study of behavior. Volume 34 / edited by Peter J. B. Slater ... [et. al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Slater, P. J. B. (Peter James Bramwell), 1942-

Series:

Advances in the study of behavior ; v.34.

Advances in the study of behavior ; v.34

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal behavior.

Human behavior.

Psychology, Comparative.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (517 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Academic Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The aim of Advances in the Study of Behavior is to serve scientists engaged in the study of animal behavior, including psychologists, neuroscientists, biologists, ethologists, pharmacologists, endocrinologists, ecologists, and geneticists. Articles in the series present critical reviews of significant research programs with theoretical syntheses, reformulation of persistent problems, and/or highlighting new and exciting research concepts. Volume 34 is purely eclectic and illustrates the breadth of behavior research. Contents include sexual conflict among insects, the evolution

Contents:

Front Cover; Advances in the Study of Behavior; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Reproductive Conflict in Insect Societies; I. Introduction; II. Causes of Conflict; III. Types of Conflict and Mechanisms of Control; IV. The Behavioral Side of Conflict Resolution; V. Conclusion and Perspectives; VI. Summary; References; Chapter 2. Game Structures in Mutualistic Interactions: What Can the Evidence Tell Us About the Kind of Models We Need?; I. The Puzzle of Cooperative Behavior; II. Game Theoretical Approaches to Mutualism; III. Goals of This Article; IV. Terminology

V. Parameters Considered for the Assessment of Game StructuresVI. Evaluation of the Literature; VII. How Similar/Different Are Mutualisms?; VIII. The Importance of Ecology; IX. Future Avenues with Respect to Evaluation of Game Structures; X. Conclusions; XI. Summary; References; Chapter 3. Neurobehavioral Development of Infant Learning and Memory: Implications for Infant Attachment; I. Introduction; II. Unique Characteristics of Infant Learning; III. Early Experiences Affect Brain and Behavior; IV. Summary; References; Chapter 4. Evolutionary Significance of Sexual Cannibalism

I. IntroductionII. Natural History and Taxonomic Distribution; III. The Timing of Sexual Cannibalism; IV. Natural Selection of Sexual Cannibalism; V. Sexual Selection and Sexual Cannibalism; VI. Postinsemination Sexual Cannibalism, Self-Sacrifice, and Monogyny; VII. Sexual Conflict over Mating Rate and the Duration of Copulation; VIII. Sexual Cannibalism and Male Mate Choice; IX. Sexual Cannibalism and Sexual Size Dimorphism; X. Outlook and Summary; References; Chapter 5. Social Modulation of Androgens in Vertebrates: Mechanisms and Function; I. Introduction

II. Androgens as Causal Agents of BehaviorIII. Behavioral Feedback on Endocrine Function; IV. Proximate Mechanisms for the Social Modulation of Androgens; V. Ontogeny of the Social Modulation of Androgens; VI. Adaptive Significance of Social Modulation of Androgens; VII. Evolution of the Social Modulation of Androgens; VIII. Social Modulation of Androgens in Men; IX. Summary; References; Chapter 6. Odor Processing in Honeybees: Is the Whole Equal to, More Than, or Different from the Sum of Its Parts?; I. Introduction; II. Pavlovian Conditioning and Models of Compound Stimulus Processing

III. Olfactory Pavlovian Conditioning and Olfactory Compound Stimulus Processing in the HoneybeeIV. Physiological Correlates of Odor Processing and Element/ Compound Interactions; V. Functional Model of the Olfactory System as a Neural Substrate for Elemental and Compound Processing; VI. Conclusion; VII. Summary; References; Chapter 7. Begging, Stealing, and Offering: Food Transfer in Nonhuman Primates; I. Introduction; II. Adult-Adult Food Transfer; III. Food Transfer to Infants from Parents and Helpers; IV. Does Food Transfer Influence Infant Growth and/or Survival?

V. Functional Explanations of Infant Food Transfer

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-00456-1

9786611004569

0-08-049015-8

OCLC:

476058833