House Mouse Aggression

1. Auflage 1989
ISBN: 978-3-7186-4860-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 660 g

Providing a unique opportunity to reassess the cause and functions of aggression in the House Mouse, this innovative book brings together the results of extensive research into the habits of this species.

The insights gained are of significant relevance to our understanding of the role of intraspecific aggressiveness plays in shaping social structure.

This book is of interest to biologists and psychologists interested in animal behaviour, behavioural ecology, evolution, physiological psychology, psychobiology and psychogenetics. It is essential reading for undergraduates, postgraduates, postgraduates and researchers interested in the subtleties between physiology, behaviour and evolution.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brain, P. F.

Mainari, D.

Parmigiani, S.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The adaptiveness of house mouse aggression, P.F.Brain; genes, behaviour and fitness in mice - concepts and confusions, R.J.Berry; the role of intermale aggression in speciation processes in chromosomal races of house mice, M.Corti, S.Parmigiani, et al; behavioural analysis of two rodent species from different ecological habitats, P.Gama Mota; studies in wild house mice 3 - disruptive selection of aggression as a possible force in evolution, G.A.von Oortmerssen and J.Busser; aggression in confined populations, J.H.Mackintosh; recent advances in the study of female aggressive behaviour in mice, B.Svare; maternal aggression and infanticide in the house mouse - consequences on the social dynamics, S.Parmigiani; perinatal testosterone exposure has opposite effects on adult intermale aggression and infanticide in mice, F.S.vom Saal; psychobiological influences of attack on lactating females - a variant on "typical" house mouse aggression, M.Haug and P.F.Brain; effects of positive and negative fighting experiences on behaviour in adult male mice, M.L.Andrade, K.B.H. Kamal, et al; physiological consequences of defeat, R.J.Rogers; stress and social behaviour in the mouse - experimental models for preclinical psychopharmacology, S.Puglisi-Allegra, S.Cabib, et al; developmental timing and the microevolution of aggression, R.B.Cairns, J-L.Gariepy; aggressiveness in mice and thyroid hormones, G.Valenti, M.Mainardi; genetics and the evolution of social systems, J.P.Scott.

Über Autor(innen)

A prolific contributor to literature on the study of aggression, Paul Brain has a B.Sc. and Ph.D in Zoology from the University of Hull, and is currently Reader in Zoology at the University of Wales.

Stefano Parmigiani has degrees in Natural Sciences and Biological Sciences and is the Professor of Biology at the University of Parma.

Danilo Mainardi has degrees in Biological Sciences and Zoology and is Professor of Ethology at the University of Parma.