Breed / Moore Animal Behavior

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-08-091992-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 496 Seiten

Animal Behavior covers the broad sweep of animal behavior from its neurological underpinnings to the importance of behavior in conservation. The authors, Michael D. Breed and Janice Moore, bring almost 60 years of combined experience as university professors to this textbook, much of that teaching animal behavior. An entire chapter is devoted to the vibrant new field of behavior and conservation, including topics such as social behavior and the relationship between parasites, pathogens, and behavior. Thoughtful coverage has also been given to foraging behavior, mating and parenting behavior, anti-predator behavior and learning. This text addresses the physiological foundations of behavior in a way that is both accessible and inviting. Each chapter begins with learning objectives and concludes with thought-provoking questions. Additionally, special terms and definitions are highlighted throughout. The book provides a rich resource for students (and professors) from a wide range of life science disciplines. - Provides a solid background in the neurophysiological and endocrinological bases of animal behavior as well as exceptionally strong coverage of social behavior - Includes behavior and homeostatic mechanisms, behavior and conservation, and behavioral aspects of disease - Highlights aspects of behavior that relate to domestic animals in particular - Lab manual with fully developed and tested laboratory exercises available for courses that have labs (http://www.elsevierdirect.com/product.jsp?isbn=9780123725820) - Companion site for faculty and students to enhance their learning experience at: www.elsevierdirect.com/companions/9780123725813

After receiving his PhD from the University of Kansas in 1977, Dr. Breed began work as a faculty member at the University of Colorado, Boulder and taught as a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology until his retirement in 2019. He taught courses in general biology, animal behavior, insect biology, and tropical biology. His research program focused on the behavior and ecology of social insects, and he worked on ants, bees, and wasps. He studied many aspects of social behavior, including nestmate recognition, division of labor, the genetics of colony defense, the behavior of defensive bees, and communication during colony defense. Dr. Breed was the Executive Editor of the scientific journals Animal Behaviour from 2006-2009 and Insectes Sociaux from 2014-2018.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Breed, Michael D.

Moore, Janice

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Animal Behavior;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Contents;8
5;Preface;12
6;Chapter 1. Of Cockroaches and Wolves: Framing Animal Behavior;16
6.1;1.1 Introduction: Animal Behavior;17
6.2;1.2 Wolves: Lessons in Social Behavior;19
6.3;1.3 Cockroaches: Models for Animal Behavior;22
6.4;1.4 The Four Questions Revisited;24
6.5;1.5 Evolution: A Review;26
6.6;1.6 The Study of Animal Behavior: Where Did It Come From?;32
6.7;1.7 Umwelt: The World in Which Animals Behave;37
6.8;Summary;37
6.9;Study Questions;38
7;Chapter 2. Neurobiology and Endocrinology for Animal Behaviorists;40
7.1;2.1 Neurobiology, Endocrinology, and Sensory Systems: An Overview;41
7.2;2.2 What Does an Animal Behaviorist Need to Know about Neurobiology?;42
7.3;2.3 What Does an Animal Behaviorist Need to Know about Endocrinology?;53
7.4;2.4 What Does an Animal Behaviorist Need to Know about Sensory Systems?;65
7.5;Summary;78
7.6;Study Questions;79
8;Chapter 3. Behavioral Genetics;82
8.1;3.1 Introduction: Principles of Behavioral Genetics and the Evolution of Behavior;83
8.2;3.2 The Nature versus Nurture Debate;86
8.3;3.3 Evolution and Behavior;89
8.4;3.4 The Behavioral Genetics Toolbox;89
8.5;Summary;110
8.6;Study Questions;111
9;Chapter 4. Homeostasis and Time Budgets;114
9.1;4.1 Introduction;115
9.2;4.2 Behavior and Homeostasis;117
9.3;4.3 Biological Clocks and Circadian Rhythms;124
9.4;4.4 Modern Concepts of Homeostatic Regulation;127
9.5;4.5 Time Budgets and Trade-Offs: Balancing Demands in How Animals Budget Their Time;133
9.6;Summary;137
9.7;Study Questions;137
10;Chapter 5. Learning;140
10.1;5.1 Introduction;141
10.2;5.2 Learning and Memory;142
10.3;5.3 Basic Models for Learning;146
10.4;5.4 Social Learning: Traditions and “Cultural” Transmission of Information in Animals;155
10.5;5.5 Play, Learning, and Development;158
10.6;Summary;161
10.7;Study Questions;162
11;Chapter 6. Cognition;166
11.1;6.1 Introduction: What Is Cognition?;167
11.2;6.2 The Concept of Self;174
11.3;6.3 Thought, Foresight, and Problem Solving;178
11.4;6.4 Intelligence and Social Cognition;185
11.5;6.5 Personality and Behavioral Syndromes;187
11.6;6.6 The Frontal Lobe and Impulse Control;189
11.7;6.7 Animal Emotions;190
11.8;6.8 Are Cognitive Abilities Under- or Over-Attributed to Animals?;192
11.9;Summary;194
11.10;Study Questions;194
12;Chapter 7. Communication;198
12.1;7.1 Introduction: Communication Theory;199
12.2;7.2 The Evolution of Communication;202
12.3;7.3 Modes of Communication;204
12.4;7.4 Multimodal Signaling and Encoding Complex Messages;220
12.5;7.5 Runaway Sexual Selection and Signaling;223
12.6;7.6 Deceit versus Honest Signaling;223
12.7;7.7 Game Theory and Communication;225
12.8;7.8 Interspecific Signaling;228
12.9;Summary;229
12.10;Study Questions;229
13;Chapter 8. Movement: Search, Navigation, Migration, and Dispersal;234
13.1;8.1 Introduction;235
13.2;8.2 Sources of Navigational Information;239
13.3;8.3 Sensing the Environment in Time and Space;241
13.4;8.4 How to Respond to Sensory Information: A Toolbox for Finding the Way;244
13.5;8.5 Search;250
13.6;8.6 Homing;251
13.7;8.7 Migration;253
13.8;8.8 Dispersal;261
13.9;Summary;263
13.10;Study Questions;264
14;Chapter 9. Foraging;268
14.1;9.1 Introduction;269
14.2;9.2 Diet Choice and Food Selection;270
14.3;9.3 How Animals Get Food;272
14.4;9.4 Willing Food;279
14.5;9.5 Manipulation of Prey;280
14.6;9.6 Parasitic Life Cycles;281
14.7;9.7 Foraging and Optimality Theory;283
14.8;9.8 Optimal Patch Choice;285
14.9;9.9 Optimal Prey Choice;289
14.10;9.10 Nutritional Constraints;290
14.11;Summary;291
14.12;Study Questions;292
15;Chapter 10. Self-Defense;296
15.1;10.1 Introduction;297
15.2;10.2 Cryptic Behavior: Camouflage;298
15.3;10.3 Vigilance and Alarm;304
15.4;10.4 Mimicry and Diversion;306
15.5;10.5 Evasion;310
15.6;10.6 Predator Deterrence and Fighting Back;311
15.7;10.7 Pathogen Avoidance/Deterrence and Sickness Behavior;314
15.8;Summary;317
15.9;Study Questions;317
16;Chapter 11. Mating Systems;322
16.1;11.1 Introduction;323
16.2;11.2 The Evolution of Sex: Why Some Animals Are Called Male and Others Female;324
16.3;11.3 Sexual Selection;329
16.4;11.4 Variance in Mating Success;333
16.5;11.5 Mate Choice;334
16.6;11.6 Mating Systems: How Many Males, How Many Females?;335
16.7;11.7 Hormones and Sexual Behavior;342
16.8;11.8 Hormones, Territoriality, and Aggression;344
16.9;11.9 Sperm Competition;344
16.10;11.10 Good Genes Models for Choosing a Mate;346
16.11;11.11 Forced Copulations;349
16.12;Summary;350
16.13;Study Questions;350
17;Chapter 12. Nesting, Parenting, and Territoriality;356
17.1;12.1 Introduction;357
17.2;12.2 Nests and Nesting;358
17.3;12.3 Parental Investment;362
17.4;12.4 Patterns of Parental Care;364
17.5;12.5 Hormones and Parental Behavior;368
17.6;12.6 Parenting and Conflicts of Interest;369
17.7;12.7 Begging and Weaning Conflict;370
17.8;12.8 Sibling Conflict;371
17.9;12.9 Infanticide;373
17.10;12.10 Aggression and Territoriality;374
17.11;Summary;377
17.12;Study Questions;378
18;Chapter 13. Social Behavior, Cooperation, and Kinship;382
18.1;13.1 Introduction;383
18.2;13.2 Altruism or Selfish Interests?;385
18.3;13.3 Schools, Flocks, Hordes, and Herds;386
18.4;13.4 Explaining Cooperation;393
18.5;13.5 Extreme Cooperation: Eusociality;399
18.6;13.6 Lack of Ecological Choice in Aid-Giving Decisions;403
18.7;13.7 Social Recognition, Kin Recognition, and Cooperation with Close Relatives;403
18.8;13.8 Social Symbioses;406
18.9;Summary;409
18.10;Study Questions;409
19;Chapter 14. Comparative Social Behavior;414
19.1;14.1 Introduction;415
19.2;14.2 Vertebrate Social Systems;416
19.3;14.3 Invertebrate Eusociality: Workers and the Division of Labor;423
19.4;14.4 Invertebrate Eusociality: Queens and Reproduction;429
19.5;14.5 Invertebrate Eusociality: Colony Defense;432
19.6;14.6 Eusocial Invertebrates;434
19.7;Summary;443
19.8;Study Questions;444
20;Chapter 15. Conservation and Behavior;448
20.1;15.1 Introduction: Conservation and the Future of Animal Behavior;449
20.2;15.2 Species Protection in Natural Habitats;451
20.3;15.3 Extinctions and Behavior;456
20.4;15.4 Reserve Design;460
20.5;15.5 Captive Breeding Programs and Reintroductions;467
20.6;15.6 The Human–Wildlife Interface in the Suburbs;474
20.7;Summary: The Future and Conservation Behavior;478
20.8;Study Questions;479
21;Index;484