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Advances in the study of behavior. Vol. 26 /
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 foster cooperation and communication in these...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego :
Academic Press,
1997.
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| Colección: | Advances in the study of behavior.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Advances in The Study of Behavior, Volume 26; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Sexual Selection in Seaweed Flies; I. Introduction; II. General Biology; III. Population Genetics; IV. Mating Behavior; V. Sexual Selection; VI. Variation in Female Mating Behavior; VII. The Preferred Trait: Male Size; VIII. Evolution of Female Mate Preferences; IX. Discussion; X. Summary; References; Chapter 2. Vocal Learning in Mammals; I. Introduction; II. Evidence for Vocal Learning; III. Survey; IV. Functional Significance and Origin; V. Conclusions; VI. Summary
- V. Potential Artifacts When Animals are Not Accustomed to Experimental ProceduresVI. Unsuitable Controls; VII. ""Proving"" the Null Hypothesis with Small Samples; VIII. Conclusions; IX. Summary; References; Chapter 5. Sexually Dimorphic Dispersal in Mammals: Patterns, Causes, and Consequences; I. Introduction; II. Biology and Study Methods for Spotted Hyenas and Belding's Ground Squirrels; III. Sex Differences in Mammalian Dispersal: Patterns and Processes; IV. Sex Differences in the Proximal Causes of Natal Dispersal; V. Consequences of Sex Differences in Dispersal Behavior
- VI. Directions for Future ResearchVII. Summary; References; Chapter 6. Infantile Amnesia: Using Animal Models to Understand Forgetting; I. Orientation; II. Ontogeny of Non-Associative Memory; III. Ontogeny of Short-Term Retention; IV. Ontogeny of Long-Term Retention: Infantile Amnesia; V. Perspectives on Infantile Amnesia; VI. Infantile Amnesia as an ""Ontogenetic Adaptation""; VII. Summary and Comment; References; Chapter 7. Regulation of Age Polyethism in Bees and Wasps by Juvenile Hormone; I. Introduction; II. Age Polyethism and Juvenile Hormone in the European Honey Bee, Apis mellifera
- III. Effects of Experimental Treatment with Juvenile Hormone, Mimics, and Analogue on Behavioral Maturation in the Honey BeeIV. Correlational Data Indicating Juvenile Hormone Titers Increase during Behavioral Maturation and Are At Their Highest in Foraging Bees; V. Colony Manipulations that Induce Altered Juvenile Hormone Titers and Altered Behavior; Seasonal Changes in Juvenile Hormone Titers and Behavior; VI. Brain Changes Correlated with Behavioral Maturation in the Honey Bee: A Proposed Mechanism for Juvenile Hormone Action on Age Polyethism; VII. Comparative Studies