Advances in the study of behavior. Volume 8 / edited by Jay S. Rosenblatt ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rosenblatt, Jay S.

Series:

Advances in the study of behavior ; v. 8.

Advances in the study of behavior ; v. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal behavior.

Human behavior.

Psychology, Comparative.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Academic Press, 1978.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

ADVANCES IN THE STUDY OF BEHAVIOR VOL 8

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Announcement; Contents of Previous Volumes; Chapter 1. Comparative Approaches to Social Behavior in Closely Related Species of Birds; I. Introduction; II. Captives versus Field Studies; III. Behavioral Homologies and Taxonomic Characters; IV. Phylogenetic Trees and the Direction of Evolutionary Trends; V. Conflicting Tendencies and Display Functions; VI. Display Origins and Ritualization; VII. Ecological Correlation and Social Systems; VIII. The Interests of Individuals; IX. Breadth versus Depth in Comparative Studies

X. The Information Needed on Each SpeciesXI. Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. The Influence of Daylength and Male Vocalizations on the Estrogen-Dependent Behavior of Female Canaries and Budgerigars, with Discussion of Data from Other Species; I. Introduction; II. Experiments with Canaries and Budgerigars; III. Discussion and Review; References; Chapter 3. Ethological Aspects of Chemical Communication in Ants; I. Introduction; II. Communication between Sexual Stages; III. Alarm Communication; IV. Recruitment Communication; V. Communication and Territorial Strategies

VI. Communication between Ants and Their GuestsReferences; Chapter 4. Filial Responsiveness to Olfactory Cues in the Laboratory Rat; I. Introduction; II. Pup Responses to Olfactory Cues; III. Ontogeny of Attraction in Rat Pups; IV. Weakening of the Pheromonal Bond; V. Functional Aspects of the Pheromonal Bond; References; Chapter 5. A Comparison of the Properties of Different Reinforcers; I. Introduction; II. Food as Reinforcer; III. Water as Reinforcer; IV. Heat as Reinforcer; V. Locomotor Activity as Reinforcer; VI. Nest Material as Reinforcer; VII. Aggression as Reinforcer

VIII. Sex as ReinforcerIX. Electrical Stimulation of the Brain as Reinforcer; X. General Discussion; References; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-40911-1

9786611409111

0-08-058269-9

OCLC:

476165487