Advances in the study of behavior. Vol. 24 / edited by Peter J.B. Slater ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rosenblatt, Jay S.

Snowdon, Charles T.

Milinski, Manfred.

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

Series:

Advances in the study of behavior.

Advances in the study of behavior

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human behavior.

Animal behavior.

Psychology, Comparative.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (387 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Advances in the Study of Behavior continues to serve scientists across a wide spectrum of disciplines. Focusing on new theories and research developments with respect to behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, and comparative psychology, these volumes serve to foster cooperation and communication in these diverse fields.

Contents:

Front Cover; Advances in The Study of Behavior, Volume 24; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Is the Information Center Hypothesis a Flop?; I. Introduction; II. Colony-Based Group Foraging; III. Colonial Lifestyle: Parasitism, Mutual Benefit, or Cooperation; IV. A Critical View of Some Predictions of the Hypothesis; V. Evaluation of the Empirical Evidence for Information Transfer at the Colony; VI. Summary; References; Chapter 2. Maternal Contributions to Mammalian Reproductive Development and the Divergence of Males and Females; I. Introduction

II. Adaptation and the Nature of Sex DifferencesIII. Developmental Processes; IV. Maternal Contributions to the Development of Reproduction in Mammals; V. Maternal Contributions to Offspring Reproductive Success; VI. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. Cultural Transmission in the Black Rat: Pine Cone Feeding; I. Introduction; II. The Ability of Naïve Adult Rats to Learn to Open Cones; III. The Contribution of Genetics and/or Early Experience to the Ability of Young Rats to Learn to Open Cones; IV. Alteration of the Cones to Motivate and/or Assist the Rats to Learn to Open Them

V. Shaving Versus Spiral Method of Opening Pine ConesVI. The Energetics of Pine Cone Opening; VII. Opening of Two Types of Cones in Sympatric Populations of Black Rats; VIII. Discussion and Conclusions; IX. An Afterword; X. Summary; References; Chapter 4. The Behavioral Diversity and Evolution of Guppy, Poecilia reticulata, Populations in Trinidad; I. Introduction; II. Background; III. Adaptive Variation as a Direct Consequence of Risk; IV. Indirect Consequences of Predation Risk; V. Evolution in the Wild; VI. Genetic Divergence of Populations

VII. Historical and Stochastic Influences on BehaviorVIII. Links between Behavior and Divergence; IX. Future Directions; X. Summary; References; Chapter 5. Sociality, Group Size, and Reproductive Suppression among Carnivores; I. Introduction; II. Aspects of Social Organization; III. The Evolution of Social Breeding and Group Size; IV. The Evolution of Reproductive Suppression; V. Comparative Analyses of Sociality and Reproductive Suppression; VI. Phylogenetic Regression Analyses of Sociality, Group Size, and Reproductive Suppression; VII. Summary; References

Chapter 6. Development and Relationships: A Dynamic Model of CommunicationI. Introduction; II. Relationships; III. Development; IV. Research Implications; V. Summary; References; Chapter 7. Why Do Females Mate with Multiple Males? The Sexually Selected Sperm Hypothesis; I. Introduction; II. The Sperm Sexual Selection Hypothesis; III. Predictions and Evidence; IV. Conclusions; V. Summary; Appendix: Oscillating Evolution of Multiple Sperm Types; References; Chapter 8. Cognition in Cephalopods; I. Introduction; II. Background on Cephalopods; III. Learning Studies

IV. Other Demonstrations of Capacity

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-98181-8

9786611981815

0-08-058285-0

OCLC:

476238622