Advances in the study of behavior. Volume 19 / edited by Peter J. B. Slater, Jay S. Rosenblatt, Colin Beer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

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

Rosenblatt, Jay S.

Beer, Colin.

Series:

Advances in the study of behavior ; v. 19.

Advances in the study of behavior ; v. 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal behavior.

Human behavior.

Psychology, Comparative.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (445 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, c1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

ADVANCES IN THE STUDY OF BEHAVIOR V 19

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Polyterritorial Polygyny in the Pied Flycatcher; I. Introduction; II. Background; III. Polyterritorial Polygyny: Distances between Nest Sites and Polygyny Frequency; IV. Costs and Benefits of Polygyny; V. The Basis of Female Choice; VI. Hypotheses about Polyterritorial Polygyny; VII. Comparisons with Other Species; References; Chapter 2. Kin Recognition: Problems. Prospects, and the Evolution of Discrimination Systems; I. Introduction; II. Function and Mechanism; III. Evolution of Discrimination Systems

IV. Life History and Cobearer/Kin DiscriminationV. Discrimination: Real or Apparent?; VI. Questions about Discrimination; References; Chapter 3. Maternal Responsiveness in Humans: Emotional, Cognitive, and Biological Factors; I. Introduction; II. Maternal Factors; III. Infant Variables and Stimulus Effects; IV. Conclusion; References; Chapter 4. The Evolution of Courtship Behavior in Newts and Salamanders; I. Introduction; II. Sexual Behavior in Urodeles; III. Sperm Transfer by Spermatophore; IV. Courtship in Salamandrids; V. Mating in the Red-Spotted Newt; VI. The European Newts Triturus

VII. Reproductive Isolation in UrodelesVIII. Overview: Different Solutions to Common Problems; IX. Conclusion; References; Chapter 5. Ethopharmacology: A Biological Approach to the Study of Drug-Induced Changes in Behavior; I. Aims and Scope; II. Ethological Analysis of Behavior; III. Drug Effects on Behavior; IV. Application of Ethopharmacology to Humans; V. Conclusions; References; Chapter 6. Additive and Interactive Effects of Genotype and Maternal Environment; I. Introduction

II. Additive and Interactive Effects of Genotype and Environment: An Inquiry into the Origin of Individual DifferencesIII. From the Maternal Effect to the Maternal Environmental Effect; IV. Components of Maternal Environment, Additive, and/or Interactive Effects with the Offspring Genotype on Behavioral Traits: The Facts; V. Physiological Mechanisms Involved in Genotype-Environment Additive and Interactive Effects; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 7. Mode Selection and Mode Switching in Foraging Animals; I. Introduction; II. Evidence of Mode Switching in Animals

III. General and Theoretical ConsiderationsIV. Future Directions; V. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 8. Cricket Neuroethology: Neuronal Basis of Intraspecific Acoustic Communication; I. Introduction; II. Behavioral Context; III. Song Production in Male Crickets; IV. The Cricket Brain and Song Production; V. Song Recognition; VI. Orientation to Song; VII. Final Considerations and Perspectives for Future Research; References; Chapter 9. Some Cognitive Capacities of an African Grey Parrot (Psittaucus erithacus); I. Introduction; II. Background for the Research Program

III. Methodology

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-45068-5

9786611450687

0-08-058280-X

OCLC:

476165489