Advances in the study of behavior. Volume 36 / edited by H. Jane Brockmann, et al.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brockmann, H. Jane.

Series:

Advances in the study of behavior ; 36.

Advances in the study of behavior ; 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal behavior.

Human behavior.

Psychology, Comparative.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (483 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Academic Press, 2006.

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. Advances in the Study of Behavior is now available online at <a hr

Contents:

Front Cover; Advances in The Study of Behavior; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Suckling, Milk, and the Development of Preferences Toward Maternal Cues by Neonates: From Early Learning to Filial Attachment?; I. Introduction; II. The Udder, the Milk, and the Neonate; III. Milk: An Astonishingly Complex Fluid; IV. Suckling and Early Learning; V. Suckling and the Development of a Preference for the Mother in Sheep; VI. The First Hours After Birth; VII. Conclusions; VIII. Summary; Acknowledgments; References

Chapter 2: A Neuroethological Approach to Song Behavior and Perception in European Starlings: Interrelationships Among Testoste, Neuroanatomy, Immediate Early Gene Expression, and Immune FunctionI. Introduction: Song, European Starlings, and the Neuroethological Approach; II. Description of European Starling Song and Its Function; III. Song Control Circuit and the Neuroendocrine Control of Song; IV. Perception of Song in Starlings; V. Physiological Responses to Song in Starlings; VI. Functional Basis of Song Preferences in European Starlings

VII. Putting It All Together: Song Production/Perception and HormonesVIII. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: Navigational Memories in Ants and Bees: Memory Retrieval When Selecting and Following Routes; I. Introduction; II. Foraging Routes; III. Navigational Memories; IV. The Retrieval of Memories Along a Route; V. Choice of Route and Destination; VI. Summary; References; Chapter 4: Functional Genomics Requires Ecology; I. The Problem: Many Genes Seem to Be Unnecessary; II. Genes Lacking Phenotypes: Explanations and Experimental Approaches for Their Elucidation

III. Gene Function Studies Demand Integrative ApproachesIV. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5: Signal Detection and Animal Communication; I. Introduction; II. Essential Features of Signal Detection; III. Application of Signal Detection Theory in Experimental Psychophysics; IV. General Assumptions of Signal Detection Theory; V. Specific Assumptions of Signal Detection Theory: Measuring Detectability; VI. Properties of Signals That Affect a Receiver's Performance; VII. Classification of Signals in Addition to Detection; VIII. Complex Patterns: Extension of the Concept of Channels

IX. Evolution of Signaling and ReceptionX. Interpretation of Playback Experiments in Terms of Signal Detection Theory; XI. Practicalities of Experiments in Natural Situations; XII. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6: Preexisting Male Traits Are Important in the Evolution of Elaborated Male Sexual Display; I. Introduction; II. Alternative Models of Display Trait Evolution; III. Problems with Current Models of Elaborate Display Trait Evolution; IV. Evaluating Genetic Correlation Models; V. Evaluating the Preexisting Preference Model

VI. Evidence for the Co-option of Preexisting Traits

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-75136-3

9786610751365

0-08-046893-4

OCLC:

808601192