Advances in the Study of Behavior

1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-08-049340-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, Band Volume 31, 289 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Advances in the Study of Behavior

The aim of Advances in the Study of Behavior remains as it has been since the series began: to serve the increasing number of scientists who are engaged in the study of animal behavior by presenting their theoretical ideas and research to their colleagues and to those in neighboring fields. We hope that the series will continue its 'contribution to the development of the field', as its intended role was phrased in the Preface to the first volume in 1965. Since that time, traditional areas of animal behavior have achieved new vigor by the links they have formed with related fields and by the closer relationship that now exists between those studying animal and human subjects.Advances in the Study of Behavior, Volume 31 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 communications in these dense fields.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2;Contents;6
3;Contributors;10
4;Preface;12
5;Chapter 1. Conflict and Cooperation in a Female-Dominated Society: A Reassessment of the HyperaggressiveŽ Image of Spotted Hyenas;14
5.1;I. Introduction;14
5.2;II. Serengeti Hyena Social Organization;17
5.3;III. Conflict over Access to Food;18
5.4;IV. Sibling Rivalry: A By-Product of Androgenization or an Adaptation to Fluctuating Levels of Prey?;21
5.5;V. Siblicide and Biases in the Sex Composition of Twin Litters;23
5.6;VI. Female Dominance and Virilization;26
5.7;VII. Virilization and Androgens;27
5.8;VIII. The Fitness Consequences of Virilization;32
5.9;IX. The Male-Dominance Hierarchy: Queuing for Social Status;33
5.10;X. Male–Female Behavior;34
5.11;XI. Natal Postdispersal Males;35
5.12;XII. Conflict Resolution;35
5.13;XIII. Conclusion;37
5.14;XIV. Summary;37
5.15;References;38
6;Chapter 2. Birdsong and Male–Male Competition: Causes and Consequences of Vocal Variability in the Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto);44
6.1;I. Introduction;44
6.2;II. Song: Mate Attraction and Male Contest;45
6.3;III. The Collared Dove as a Model System;53
6.4;IV. Perch-Coo Variability among Individuals;57
6.5;V. Modulated Elements;59
6.6;VI. Variation in Element Number;70
6.7;VII. Vocal Variability and Male Contest: Conclusions;75
6.8;VIII. Summary;77
6.9;References;78
7;Chapter 3. Imitation of Novel Complex Actions: What Does the Evidence from Animals Mean?;90
7.1;I. Introduction;90
7.2;II. Social Learning without Imitation;92
7.3;III. Learning When and Learning How;94
7.4;IV. Imitation: Social Mimicry and Picking Up Methods;98
7.5;V. Production Learning by Imitation;100
7.6;VI. What Limits Production Learning by Imitation?;110
7.7;VII. Wider Implications;112
7.8;VIII. Summary;113
7.9;References;114
8;Chapter 4. Lateralization in Vertebrates: Its Early Evolution, General Pattern, and Development;120
8.1;I. Introduction;120
8.2;II. Feeding and Prey Capture;124
8.3;III. Predator-Escape and Fear Responses;136
8.4;IV. Spatial Maps and Attention;146
8.5;V. Aggressive Responses;152
8.6;VI. Advantages and Disadvantages of Being Lateralized;157
8.7;VII. Summary;164
8.8;References;166
9;Chapter 5. Auditory Scene Analysis in Animal Communication;176
9.1;I. Introduction;176
9.2;II. Auditory Scene Analysis;177
9.3;III. Demonstrations of Auditory Scene Analysis by Songbirds;182
9.4;IV. Further Possibilities for Research on Auditory Scene Analysis in Nonhuman Animals;195
9.5;V. Theory;204
9.6;VI. Final Comments;208
9.7;VII. Summary;209
9.8;References;209
10;Chapter 6. Electric Signals: Predation, Sex, and Environmental Constraints;214
10.1;I. Introduction;214
10.2;II. A Gymnotiform Primer;217
10.3;III. The Perils of Predators;228
10.4;IV. ’Twas Ever Thus: Sex versus Predators;237
10.5;V. Electrosensory Influences on Niche Partitioning;241
10.6;VI. The Story Thus Far;246
10.7;VII. Future Investigations;247
10.8;VIII. Summary;248
10.9;References;249
11;Chapter 7. How to Vocally Identify Kin in a Crowd: The Penguin Model;256
11.1;I. Introduction;256
11.2;II. Locations and Methods;258
11.3;III. The Constraints;261
11.4;IV. The Solutions Found;267
11.5;V. Perspectives;282
11.6;VI. Conclusion;284
11.7;VII. Summary;285
11.8;References;286
12;Index;292
13;Contents of Previous Volumes;300