Advances in the study of behavior. Volume 23 / edited by Peter J. B. Slater ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

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

Series:

Advances in the study of behavior ; v. 23.

Advances in the study of behavior ; v. 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal behavior.

Human behavior.

Psychology, Comparative.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego, Calif. ; London : Academic Press, 1994.

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. Volume 23 focuses on research on the lower vertebrates with respect to the functional significance of different breeding strategies, the level at which natural selection acts, methods of teasing apart the genetic control of behavior, the assumptions underlying models

Contents:

Front Cover; Advances in the Study of Behavior, Volume 23; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Sneakers, Satellites, and Helpers: Parasitic and Cooperative Behavior in Fish Reproduction; I. Introduction; II. Reproductive Competition; III. Associations between Reproductive Competitors and Cooperation; IV. General Chapter Discussion; V. Summary; References; Chapter 2. Behavioral Ecology and Levels of Selection: Dissolving the Group Selection Controversy; I. Introduction; II. Historical Perspective; III. Some Issues Surrounding the Controversy

IV. Alternative Explanations for the Evolution of Behavior: Analogies and ExamplesV. Conclusion; VI. Summary; References; Chapter 3. Genetic Correlations and the Control of Behavior, Exemplified by Aggressiveness in Sticklebacks; I. Genetic Correlations as a Tool in Studying the Control of Behavior; II. Why Study Stickleback Aggression?; III. Life Cycle and Aggressive Behavior of Sticklebacks; IV. Choice of the Breeding Design; V. Pros and Cons of Estimating Correlations from Selection Designs; VI. Genetic Correlations and the Causation of Aggressive Behavior: Double Selection Experiments

VII. Concluding RemarksVIII. Summary; References; Chapter 4. Territorial Behavior: Testing the Assumptions; I. Introduction; II. Territory Function Habitat Selection, and Assessment; III. The Function of Territorial Behavior; IV. Future Directions; V. Summary; References; Chapter 5. Communication Behavior and Sensory Mechanisms in Weakly Electric Fishes; I. Introduction; II. Weakly Electric Fishes; III. Pulse and Wave Fishes; IV. The Interdischarge Interval Code in the Mormyridae; V. Electrical Signaling in the Courtship and Spawning of a Mormyrid Fish

VI. Individual Discrimination in a Mormyrid FishVII. Constancy of the Mormyrid EOD Waveform in a Variable Environment by Impedance Matching; VIII. Electrical Signaling in Gymnotiform Pulse Species; IX. Electrical Signaling in Gymnotiform Wave Species; X. The "So What?" Question; XI. Summary; References; Index; Contents of Previous Volumes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-73848-4

9786611738488

0-08-058284-2

OCLC:

476215117