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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 ex… Read more
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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 volume makes another important "contribution to the development of the field" by presenting theoretical ideas and research to those studying animal behavior and to their colleagues in neighboring fields.
Graduate students and researchers who study animal behavior (ecologists, evolutionary biologists, geneticists, endocrinologists, pharmacologists, neurobiologists, developmental psychobiologists, ethologists, comparative psychologists).
Contributors
Preface to Volume 45
Chapter One. Sexual Selection and the Mating Behavior of Solitary Bees
1 Introduction
2 Male–Male Competition and Male Body Size
3 Male–Male Competition and Where to Search for Mates
4 Alternative Mating Tactics
5 The Timing of Mate Searching
6 How Discriminating Should Sexually Motivated Males Be?
7 Polyandry and Sexual Selection via Female Mating Behavior
8 Female Mate Choice in Monogamous Species
9 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Two. The Function, Development, and Evolutionary Stability of Conventional Signals of Fighting Ability
1 Introduction
2 What are Conventional Agonistic Signals?
3 Testing the Function of Conventional Signals
4 Putative Conventional Signals
5 Signal Accuracy Over Developmental Time
6 Signal Accuracy over Evolutionary Time
7 Summary
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Three. Host–Parasite Interactions and the Evolution of Immune Defense
1 Introduction
2 Immunity and Other Antiparasite Defenses
3 Population Density, Group-Living and Parasite Defense
4 Foraging, Nutrition, and Immunity
5 Reproduction, Parental Care, and Immunity
6 Conclusions and Future Directions
References
Chapter Four. Behavioral Ecology of Oviposition-Site Selection in Herbivorous True Bugs
1 Introduction
2 Life-History Traits Affecting Oviposition Strategies in True Bugs
3 Plant Traits Affecting Oviposition Behavior by True Bugs
4 Behavioral Decisions Related to Egg Parasitization
5 Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives
References
Chapter Five. The World from a Dog’s Point of View: A Review and Synthesis of Dog Cognition Research
1 Introduction
2 Literature Search Procedures
3 Major Trends in the Literature
4 What Do We Know?
5 Individual Differences in Cognition: Measurement, Cognitive Correlations, and Interactions with Personality
6 Summary and Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Six. Demography and Social Evolution of Banded Mongooses
1 Introduction
2 The Banded Mongoose Study System
3 Demography
4 Reproductive Conflict
5 Helping Behavior
6 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Seven. Intralocus Tactical Conflict and the Evolution of Alternative Reproductive Tactics
1 Introduction and Approach
2 Methods of Detecting Intralocus Tactical Conflict
3 Resolution of Conflict
4 Case Studies
5 Summary
Acknowledgments
References
Index
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