Advances in the Study of Behavior
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Table of contents
- Copyright Pageiv
- Contentsv
- Contributorsviii
- Prefacex
- Chapter 1. Teamwork in Animals, Robots, and Humans1
- I. Introduction1
- II. Social Insect Teams5
- III. Other Animal Teams17
- IV. Robot Teams21
- V. Human Teams25
- VI. Team Size28
- VII. Testing for Teamwork30
- VIII. Misconceptions About Teamwork35
- IX. Conclusions39
- X. Summary41
- References41
- Chapter 2. The ‘‘Mute’’ Sex Revisited: Vocal Production and Perception Learning in Female So49
- I. Introduction49
- II. Vocal Perception Learning in Female Songbirds51
- III. Vocal Production Learning in Female Songbirds63
- IV. Female Vocal Learning in Non-Oscine Birds72
- V. Sex Differences in Learning?73
- VI. Summary77
- References79
- Chapter 3. Selection in Relation to Sex in Primates87
- I. Introduction87
- II. Causes, Mechanisms, and Consequences of Sexual Selection88
- III. Relevance of Primates to Sexual Selection92
- IV. Relevance of Sexual Selection to Primates96
- V. The Male Perspective: The ‘‘Copulatory Imperative’’96
- VI. The Female Perspective: Biasing and Confusing Paternity118
- VII. Conflict Between the Sexes140
- VIII. Conclusions and Future Directions142
- IX. Summary147
- References148
- Chapter 4. Genetic Basis and Evolutionary Aspects of Bird Migration175
- I. Introduction175
- II. The Broad Palette of Theories on Control Mechanisms and Evolution176
- III. The Discovery of Circannual Rhythms: The Challenge to Genetic Studies179
- IV. The Search for and Selection of Bird Species Suitable for Testing180
- V. Genetic Control183
- VI. Quantitative Genetic Analysis200
- VII. The Distribution and Key Role of Partial Migration209
- VIII. A New Theory of the Evolution, Control, and Adaptability of Avian Migration211
- IX. Rapid Changes Due to Selection and Microevolution213
- X. Outlook221
- XI. Summary223
- References225
- Chapter 5. Vocal Communication and Reproduction in Deer231
- I. Introduction231
- II. Reproductive Calls in Solitary Deer233
- III. Reproductive Calls in Gregarious Species234
- IV. Research in Progress and Future Directions256
- V. Summary260
- References261
- Chapter 6. Referential Signalling in Non-Human Primates: Cognitive Precursors and Limitations for th265
- I. Language Evolution265
- II. The Neural Basis of Language266
- III. Linguistic Capacities in Non-Human Primates267
- IV. Mental Processes Underlying Call Comprehension271
- V. The Mind of the Signaler291
- VI. Communication and Social Intelligence297
- VII. Summary299
- References300
- Chapter 7. Vocal Self-Stimulation: From the Ring Dove Story to Emotion-Based Vocal Communication309
- I. Introduction309
- II. Early Fascination with the Female Nest Coo: Tinkering with the Neural Substrate310
- III. Search for Female Vocal-Endocrine Links: Feedback Mechanisms313
- IV. What Does the Female Nest Coo ‘‘Mean’’ to the Male?320
- V. Vocal-Endocrine Links: Cross-Species Comparisons321
- VI. Affective States in Acoustic Communication323
- VII. Emotional Referent in Vocal Communication: Role of Vocal Self-Stimulation326
- VIII. The Forebrain Pathways in the Non-Vocal Learner341
- IX. Summary344
- References346
- Index355
- Contents of Previous Volumes365
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.