Advances in the study of behavior. Volume 50 / edited by Marc Naguib [and five others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Naguib, Marc, editor.

Series:

Advances in the study of behavior ; Volume 50.

Advances in the Study of Behavior ; Volume 50

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal behavior.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 pages).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Academic Press, 2018.

Summary:

Advances in the Study of Behavior, Volume 50 provides users with the latest insights in this ever-evolving field. Users will find new information on a variety of species, including social behaviors in reptiles, the behavioral evidence of felt emotions, a section on developmental plasticity, a chapter on covetable corpses and plastic beetles and the socioecological behavior of burying beetles, and a section on the mechanisms of communication and cognition in chickadees. This volume makes another important contribution to the development of the field by presenting theoretical ideas and research findings to professionals studying animal behavior and related fields.- Initiated over 40 years ago to serve the increasing number of scientists engaged in the study of animal behavior- Makes another important contribution to the development of the field- Presents theoretical ideas and research to those studying animal behavior and related fields

Contents:

Front Cover

Advances in the Study of Behavior

Copyright

Contents

Contributors

Preface

Reference

Chapter One: On the Origins of Adaptive Behavioral Complexity: Developmental Channeling of Structural Trade-offs

1. Developmental Perspective on the Evolution of Behavioral Strategies: Approach

2. Evidence of Ontogenetic Behavioral Linkages and Dependencies

2.1. Early Developmental Origins of Behavioral Variation

2.2. Trade-offs in Neural Processes and Personality

2.2.1. Speed-Accuracy Trade-off

2.2.2. Immediate vs Delayed Reward

2.2.3. Goal- vs Stimulus-Directed Attention

2.3. Maintenance of Variation in Behavioral Expression Along Trade-off Axes

3. Developmental Origins of Behavioral Variation

3.1. Design Principles of the Brain and Mechanisms Underlying Neural Trade-offs

3.2. Developmental Channeling: Mechanism for Separating Individuals Along Trade-off Axes

4. Applying the Concept of Developmental Channeling: Dispersal Strategies as an Example

4.1. Evolution of Dispersal Strategies

4.2. Maternally Induced Dispersal Behavior

5. Conclusion and Future Directions

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter Two: Olfaction in the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata): What Is Known and Further Perspectives

1. Introduction

2. Usage of Olfaction in the Life of Zebra Finches

2.1. Social Contexts

2.1.1. The Role of Olfaction in Juveniles

2.1.2. The Role of Olfaction in Adults

2.1.2.1. Kin Recognition of Offspring and Siblings

2.1.2.2. Inbreeding Avoidance

2.1.2.3. Mate Choice and MHC

2.1.3. Interspecific Interactions

2.2. Nonsocial Contexts

2.2.1. Food-Related Odors

2.2.2. Scents for Orientation and Predator Avoidance

2.3. Summary

3. Mechanisms of the Olfactory Signal

3.1. Production of Scent

3.1.1. Genetic Components in Scent Production.

3.1.2. The Uropygial Gland and Its Secretions

3.1.3. Microbes on the Skin

3.1.4. Summary of the Production of Scents

3.2. Perception and Processing of Scent

3.2.1. The Olfactory Receptors

3.2.2. Olfactory Receptor Genes in Birds

3.2.3. Processing of Olfactory Stimuli in the Avian Brain

3.2.4. The Olfactory Bulb and Olfactory Sensory Pathways

3.2.5. Brain Regions Involved in Behavior Affected by Olfaction

3.2.6. Summary of the Perception of Scents

4. Methods to Examine Olfaction in Zebra Finches

4.1. Behavioral Methods

4.2. Impairing the Olfactory Sense

4.3. Analyzing the Chemical Signal

5. Conclusion

Chapter Three: Developmental Programming via Activation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis: A New Role for Acoust ...

1. Introduction and Perspective

2. The Long-Term Effects of Early-Life Experiences on Behavior

3. The HPA Axis and Its Effect on Behavior and Behavioral Development

3.1. The HPA Axis and How to Activate It

3.2. Long-Term Effects of HPA Activation on Behavior Throughout Life

3.3. Development of the HPA Axis and Opportunities for Developmental Programming

4. Acoustic Stimuli and Their Potential Role as a Developmental Programming Tool

4.1. The Importance of Vocal Communication

4.2. The Ontogeny of the Production, Detection, and Ability toRespond toSound

4.2.1. Producing Sound

4.2.2. Detecting Sound

4.2.3. Learning and Discriminating Sounds

4.3. Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Sound

4.3.1. Behavioral Effects

4.3.2. Neurobiological and Physiological Effects

5. Hypothesis: HPA Axis as a Medium for Acoustic Developmental Programming

5.1. Mechanisms for Acoustic Developmental Programming

5.2. Adaptive Value of ADP

6. Future Directions

Further Reading.

Chapter Four: Linking Sociality to Fitness in Primates: A Call for Mechanisms

2. The Social Phenomena Under Study: Social Bonds, Social Integration, and Social Connectedness

2.1. Direct Connectedness

2.1.1. Social Bonds

2.1.2. Social Integration

2.2. Indirect Connectedness

3. Evidence for the Sociality-Fitness Link

3.1. Evidence for Sociality Effects on Different Components of Fitness

3.2. Evidence of Fitness Effects From Different Aspects of Sociality

4. Mechanisms Potentially Underlying the Sociality-Fitness Link

4.1. Rank Acquisition via Agonistic Support

4.2. Protection From Harassment via Agonistic Support

4.3. Direct Resource Access: Tolerance and Joint Defense

4.4. Reduction of Predation Risk

4.5. Thermoregulation

5. Affiliative Relationships in Assamese Macaques

5.1. Female-Female Relationships

5.2. Male-Male Relationships

5.3. Opposite-Sex Relationships

6. Conclusion and Future Directions

Chapter Five: Tooling

1.1. Ethological Approaches to Tool Use

1.2. Limitations of the Status Quo

1.3. Toward a Theory of Tooling

2. Concepts Essential for a Theory of Tooling

2.1. Affordances: Opportunities for Action

2.2. Spatial Relations

2.3. The Movement System

2.3.1. Constraints on Movement

2.4. Building a Theory of Tooling

3. Theory of Tooling

3.1. Definition of Tooling

3.2. Axioms

3.3. What Does Not Constitute Tooling?

3.4. Hypotheses

3.4.1. Hypothesis 1: An Animal's Perceptual Systems Guide Its Discovery of Tooling Affordances

3.4.2. Hypothesis 2: The Relational Features of Tooling Affect the Challenge of a Particular Tooling Opportunity

3.4.3. Hypothesis 3: The Spatial Demands of Moving Grasped Objects Are Similar Across Tooling and Nontooling Tasks.

3.4.4. Hypothesis 4: Variation in Perceptuomotor Systems That Impact Movement of a Grasped Object Predict Variation in To ...

4. Application to One System of Tooling: Bearded Capuchin Monkeys Cracking Nuts

4.1. Affordances for Cracking Nuts

4.2. Spatial Relations in Nut-Cracking

4.3. Organismal Constraints

4.4. Environmental Constraints

4.5. Task Constraints

4.6. Where to Start in Other Cases

5. Conclusions

Further Reading

Chapter Six: The Functions of Female Calls in Birds

2. Hypotheses

2.1. Female Calls Directed to Males

2.1.1. Mate Sampling Aid Hypothesis

2.1.2. Copulation Solicitation Hypothesis

2.1.3. Fertility Advertisement Hypothesis

2.1.4. Reduce Male Harassment Hypothesis

2.1.5. Breeder Need Hypothesis

2.1.6. Offspring Need Hypothesis

2.1.7. Male Vigilance Recruiting Hypothesis

2.1.8. Breeding Synchronization Hypothesis

2.1.9. Sex Recognition Hypothesis

2.1.10. Pair-Bonding Hypothesis

2.1.11. Mate Guarding Hypothesis

2.2. Female Calls Directed to (Other) Females

2.2.1. Self-Stimulation Hypothesis

2.2.2. Nesting Coordination Hypothesis

2.2.3. Female-Female Competition Hypotheses

2.3. Female Calls Directed to Their Offspring

2.3.1. Species/Mother Attraction Hypothesis

2.3.2. Parasite Detection Hypothesis

2.3.3. Food Location Hypothesis

2.3.4. Other Functions for Offspring-Directed Female Calls

2.4. Other Receivers

2.4.1. Care Potentiation Hypothesis

2.4.2. Predator Distraction Hypothesis

2.4.3. Nest Defense Hypothesis

3. Conclusion and Future Directions

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed April 10, 2018).

ISBN:

0-12-815092-0

0-12-815084-X