Beer / Milinski Advances in the Study of Behavior

1. Auflage 1992
ISBN: 978-0-08-058282-5
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band Volume 21, 303 Seiten

Reihe: Advances in the Study of Behavior

Advances in the Study of Behavior remains one of the most-turned-to sources for penetrating insight on the latest findings in behavior research. This serial has kept pace with the vigorous multidisciplinary growth of the field and covers all major aspects, from ecology to endocrinology, in both human and animal subjects. Critical reviews, presentations of major research programs, and communication of significant new concepts provide readers with an up-to-date overview of the latest developments in this field.The series does not focus narrowly on one or a few fields, but features articles covering the best behavioral work from a wide spectrum. The skill and concepts of scientists in such diverse fields necessarily differ, making the task of developing cooperation and communication among them a difficult one. But it is one that is of great importance, and one to which the editors and publisher of Advances in the Study of Behavior are committed. Each volume of Advances in the Study of Behavior contains an index, and each chapter includes references.

Zielgruppe

Academic/professional/technical: Postgraduate. Academic/professional/technical: Research and professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beer, Colin

Milinski, Manfred

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Advances in the Study of Behaviour, Volume 21;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Contents;6
5;Contributors;10
6;Preface;12
7;Chapter 1. Primate Social Relationships: Their Determinants and Consequences;14
7.1;I. Introduction;14
7.2;II. Social Rank and Sexual Behavior among Males;17
7.3;III. Social Rank and Aggressive Behavior among Males;20
7.4;IV. Rank, Behavior, and the Stress Hormones;24
7.5;V. Concluding Remarks;41
7.6;VI. Summary;43
7.7;References;45
8;Chapter 2. The Role of Parasites in Sexual Selection: Current Evidence and Future Directions;52
8.1;I. Introduction;52
8.2;II. Original Predictions of the Hamilton–Zuk Hypothesis;54
8.3;III. Interspecific Tests;55
8.4;IV. Why Parasites?;61
8.5;V. Intraspecific Tests Reconsidered;70
8.6;VI. Conclusions;74
8.7;VII. Summary;75
8.8;References;76
9;Chapter 3. Conceptual Issues in Cognitive Ethology;82
9.1;I. Historical Introduction;82
9.2;II. Awareness, Consciousness, and Imagery;88
9.3;III. Awareness and Language;98
9.4;IV. Actions, Intentions, and Functions;102
9.5;V. Intentionality, Folk Psychology, and Cognitive Science;106
9.6;VI. Summary Conclusions;117
9.7;References;118
10;Chapter 4. Responses to Warning Coloration in Avian Predators;124
10.1;I. The Problem of Warning Coloration;124
10.2;II. Responses of Birds to Warningly Colored Prey;131
10.3;III. Discussion;151
10.4;IV. Summary;154
10.5;References;156
11;Chapter 5. Analysis and Interpretation of Orb Spider Exploration and Web-building Behavior;160
11.1;I. Introduction;160
11.2;II. The Web Spider’s Orientation Skills;165
11.3;III. Unravelling the Araneus Orb;176
11.4;IV. Manipulation of the Threads;191
11.5;V. Orb Webs as a Dynamic Filter;195
11.6;VI. Webs and Life History;201
11.7;VII. Conclusions;202
11.8;VIII. Summary;203
11.9;References;204
12;Chapter 6. Motor Aspects of Masculine Sexual Behavior in Rats and Rabbits;214
12.1;I. Introduction;214
12.2;II. Polygraphic Techniques for the Analysis of the Motor and Genital Components of the Male Copulatory Pattern;215
12.3;III. Morphology of the Masculine Copulatory Motor Pattern in the Rat;219
12.4;IV. Morphology of the Masculine Copulatory Motor Pattern in the Rabbit;228
12.5;V. Central Mediation of the Male Copulatory Motor Pattern;232
12.6;VI. Hormonal Factors in the Regulation of the Morphology of Copulatory Behavior ;237
12.7;VII. Concluding Remarks;244
12.8;VIII. Summary;247
12.9;References;247
13;Chapter 7. On the Nature and Evolution of Imitation in the Animal Kingdom: Reappraisal of a Century of Research;252
13.1;I. Introduction;252
13.2;II. Four Influential Legacies of Nineteenth-Century Comparative Psychology;253
13.3;III. Defining and Distinguishing Imitative Phenomena Today;257
13.4;IV. New Methodologies;266
13.5;V. The Distribution of Imitation in the Animal Kingdom;269
13.6;VI. Explaining the Distribution of Imitation: Computational Requirements of Imitating the Seen versus the Heard;283
13.7;VII. Conclusion;288
13.8;VIII. Summary;289
13.9;References;290
14;Index;298