Macedo Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Animals

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-12-380895-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band Volume 42, 352 Seiten

Reihe: Advances in the Study of Behavior

Advances in the Study of Behavior was initiated over 40 years ago to serve the increasing number of scientists engaged in the study of animal behavior. That number is still expanding. This thematic volume makes another important 'contribution to the development of the field' by bringing together material that aggregates studies conducted on the behavior of tropical animals. Advances in the Study of Behavior is now available online at ScienceDirect--full-text online from volume 30 onward.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Macedo, Regina H.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Advances in The Study of Behavior: Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Animals;4
3;Copyright;5
4;Contents;6
5;Contributors;10
6;Preface;12
7;Chapter 1: Sexual Conflict and Sexual Selection in the Goodeinae, a Clade of Viviparous Fish with Effective Female Mate Choic;16
7.1;I. Sexual Selection and Sexual Conflict;16
7.2;II. Reproductive Biology of the Goodeinae;17
7.3;III. Female Mate Choice and Sexual Selection in the Goodeinae;19
7.4;IV. Intrasexual Selection in the Goodeinae;52
7.5;V. Sexual Conflict and Conservation;56
7.6;VI. Conclusions;61
7.7;Acknowledgments;62
7.8;References;62
8;Chapter 2: A Spatial Dance to the Music of Time in the Leks of Long-Tailed Manakins;70
8.1;I. Introduction;70
8.2;II. Natural History;72
8.3;III. Time: Polyrhythms;77
8.4;IV. Dancing in Space;82
8.5;V. Alpha-Beta Pairs as Organisms?;90
8.6;VI. Conclusions;91
8.7;Acknowledgments;92
8.8;References;92
9;Chapter 3: Host Use by Generalist and Specialist Brood-Parasitic Cowbirds at Population and Individual Levels;98
9.1;I. Introduction;98
9.2;II. Methods;107
9.3;III. Results;111
9.4;IV. Discussion;119
9.5;V. Conclusions;125
9.6;Acknowledgments;126
9.7;References;132
10;Chapter 4: Dealing with Uncertainty: Flexible ReproductiveStrategies by a Tropical Passerine Bird in anUnstable Ecological and Social Environment;138
10.1;I. Introduction;138
10.2;II. The Focal Study Species;140
10.3;III. General Methods;141
10.4;IV. Ecological Instability and Breeding;144
10.5;V. Social Instability and Reproduction;148
10.6;VI. Sexual Signals in the Red-Backed Fairy-Wren;151
10.7;VII. Social Instability and Sexual Signals;154
10.8;VIII. Conclusions;161
10.9;Acknowledgments;163
10.10;References;164
11;Chapter 5: Color in a Long-Lived Tropical Seabird;170
11.1;I. Introduction;170
11.2;II. Basis of Integumentary Color;172
11.3;III. The Blue-Footed Booby Mating System;177
11.4;IV. Dynamic Colors in a Long-Lived Bird Living in a Stochastic Environment;180
11.5;V. Life History Trade-offs of Sexual Ornamentation;187
11.6;VI. Conclusions;195
11.7;Acknowledgments;197
11.8;References;197
12;Chapter 6: Intraspecific Variation in the Behavioral Ecology of a Tropical Carnivore, the Spotted Hyena;204
12.1;I. Introduction;204
12.2;II. Invariant Aspects of the Spotted Hyena's Behavioral Ecology;205
12.3;III. Intraspecific Variation in the Behavioral Ecology of Spotted Hyenas;216
12.4;IV. Comparison Between Serengeti and Mara Hyenas;224
12.5;V. Effects of Human Activity on Spotted Hyenas;230
12.6;VI. Conclusions;236
12.7;Acknowledgments;237
12.8;References;237
13;Chapter 7: Ecology, Social Behavior, and Conservation in Zebras;246
13.1;I. Introduction;246
13.2;II. Material and Methods;247
13.3;III. Ecology of Zebra Sociality;250
13.4;IV. Challenges Facing People and Wildlife in Kenya;255
13.5;V. Actions for Sustaining Zebras and Human Economic Development;261
13.6;VI. Conclusions;269
13.7;Acknowledgments;270
13.8;Appendix Zebra Population Projection Model;270
13.9;References;272
14;Chapter 8: Social Organization in Callithrix jacchus;274
14.1;I. Introduction;274
14.2;II. Female/Female Competition;276
14.3;III. Cooperation;282
14.4;IV. Conclusions;284
14.5;References;285
15;Chapter 9: Ecological Determinants of Social Systems: Perspectives on the Functional Role of RoostingEcology in the Social Behavior of Tent-Roosting Bats;290
15.1;I. Introduction;290
15.2;II. Roosting Ecology of Tent-Making Bats;301
15.3;III. Social Behavior in Tent-Making Bats;310
15.4;IV. Functional Role of Roosting Ecology in the Social Behavior of Tent-Roosting Bats;313
15.5;V. Social Systems in Tent-Making Bats Compared to Other Tropical Species;319
15.6;VI. Conclusions;321
15.7;Acknowledgments;324
15.8;References;325
15.9;Index;334
15.10;Contents of Previous Volumes;344