Advances in the Study of Behavior

1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-08-052428-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, Band Volume 29, 306 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Advances in the Study of Behavior

Advances in the Study of Behavior, Volume 29 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 foster cooperation and communications in these dense fields. The aim of Advances in the Study of Behavior remains as it has been since the series began: to serve the increasing number of scientists who are engaged in the study of animal behavior by presenting their theoretical ideas and research to their colleagues and to those in neighboring fields. We hope that the series will continue its 'contribution to the development of the field,' as its intended role was phrased in the Preface to the first volume in 1965. Since that time, traditional areas of animal behavior have achieved new vigor by the links they have formed with related fields and by the closer relationship that now exists between those studying animal and human subjects.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover ;1
2;Copyright Page;5
3;Contents;6
4;Contributors;10
5;Preface;12
6;Chapter 1. The Hungry Locust;14
6.1;I. Introduction;14
6.2;II. The Pattern of Feeding;15
6.3;III. Complicating the Story: Nutrients;27
6.4;IV. More Complicated Still: How to Deal with Nutrient Interactions?;34
6.5;V. Adding Nonnutrient Dimensions: Plant Secondary Compounds;48
6.6;VI. Adding Spatial Complexity;48
6.7;VII. Using Real Plants and from the Laboratory into the Real World;49
6.8;VIII. From Locusts to Vertebrates;50
6.9;IX. Summary;50
6.10;References;51
7;Chapter 2. Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Song and Brain Structure in Acrocephalus Warblers;58
7.1;I. Introduction;58
7.2;II. Songs of Acrocephalus Warblers;60
7.3;III. Song, Context, and Mating System;64
7.4;IV. Song and Female Choice;73
7.5;V. Song and Reproductive Success;81
7.6;VI. Song and Male Quality;86
7.7;VII. Conclusions and Future Research;96
7.8;VIII. Summary;104
7.9;References;105
8;Chapter 3. Primate Socialization Revisited: Theoretical and Practical Issues in Social Ontogeny;112
8.1;I. Introduction;112
8.2;II. Methodological and Empirical Issues;124
8.3;III. Conclusion;158
8.4;IV. Summary;162
8.5;References;163
9;Chapter 4. Ultraviolet Vision in Birds;172
9.1;I. Introduction;172
9.2;II. The Mechanism of Color Vision in Birds;175
9.3;III. Studying Color Nonanthropocentrically;189
9.4;IV. The Functions of UV Vision;190
9.5;V. Conclusions;209
9.6;VI. Summary;214
9.7;References;215
10;Chapter 5. What Is the Significance of Imitation in Animals?;228
10.1;I. Introduction;228
10.2;II. Perceptual Opacity;229
10.3;III. Theories of Imitation;230
10.4;IV. Associative Sequence Learning Theory;235
10.5;V. Predictions and Theory Testing;241
10.6;VI. Survey of Two-Action Tests;243
10.7;VII. Postscript: Imitation and Culture;253
10.8;VIII. Summary;254
10.9;References;255
11;Chapter 6. Vocal Interactions in Birds: The Use of Song as a Model in Communication;260
11.1;I. Introduction;260
11.2;II. Dyads: Interactions between Two Individuals;268
11.3;III. Interactions with More Than Two Individuals;294
11.4;IV. Relevance for Other Listeners;295
11.5;V. Final Remarks;298
11.6;VI. Summary;300
11.7;References;300
12;Index;310
13;Contents of Previous Volumes;316