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9780878930227
9780878930111
9780878939664
9780878930111
9780878939664
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Table of Contents
From the Book - Regular Print - Tenth edition.
An introduction to animal behavior
Behavioral ecology and the evolution of altruism
The evolution of social behavior
The evolution of communication
Avoiding predators and finding food
The evolution of habitat selection, territoriality, and migration
The evolution of reproductive behavior
The evolution of mating systems
The evolution of parental care
Proximate and ultimate causes of behavior
The development of behavior
Evolution, nervous systems, and behavior
How neurons and hormones organize behavior
The evolution of human behavior.
From the Book - Regular Print - Seventh edition.
1 An Evolutionary Approach To Animal Behavior 1 --
Questions about Behavior 2 --
Answering Proximate and Ultimate Questions about Behavior 5 --
Darwinian Theory and Ultimate Hypotheses 11 --
Testing Alternative Hypotheses 16 --
2 Proximate and Ultimate Causes of Behavior: How and Why Birds Sing 22 --
Different Songs: Proximate Causes 24 --
Different Songs: Ultimate Causes 34 --
Proximate and Ultimate Causes Are Complementary 45 --
3 Development of Behavior: A Focus on Heredity 50 --
Genetics of Behavior 52 --
Evolution of Behavior 65 --
Different Selection Pressures, Different Genes, Different Behaviors 67 --
4 Development of Behavior: A Focus on the Environment 76 --
Interactive Theory of Development: Hormones and Behavior 78 --
Experience and Behavioral Development 84 --
Evolution and Behavioral Development 92 --
5 Control of Behavior: Neural Mechanisms 114 --
How Neurons Control Behavior 116 --
Adaptive Proximate Mechanisms of Behavior 137 --
An Olfactory Map 145 --
6 Organization of Behavior: Neurons and Hormones 154 --
How Neural Command Centers Organize Behavior 156 --
Changing Priorities in Changing Social Environments 170 --
7 Adaptation and Antipredator Behavior 182 --
Meaning of Adaptation 184 --
Comparative Method for Testing Adaptationist Hypotheses 187 --
Diversity of Antipredator Adaptations 192 --
8 Evolution of Feeding Behavior 214 --
Locating Food 216 --
Selecting What to Eat 231 --
Consuming What You Select to Eat 238 --
9 Choosing Where to Live 248 --
Habitat Selection 250 --
Migration 259 --
Territoriality 266 --
10 Evolution of Communication 280 --
Origins and Adaptive Value of a Signal 282 --
History of a Signal-Receiving Mechanism 287 --
Sensory Exploitation of Signal Receivers by Signalers 292 --
Adaptationist Approach to Communication Systems 299 --
11 Evolution of Reproductive Behavior 316 --
Evolution of Differences in Sex Roles 318 --
Sexual Selection and Competition for Mates 327 --
Sexual Selection and Mate Choice 341 --
Sexual Conflict between Males and Females 353 --
12 Evolution of Mating Systems 360 --
Is Monogamy Adaptive? 362 --
Polyandry without Polygyny 375 --
Polygyny 377 --
13 Evolution of Parental Care 394 --
Why Is Parental Care More Often Maternal than Paternal? 396 --
Discriminating Parental Care 402 --
Evolution of Parental Favoritism 411 --
14 Evolution of Social Behavior 420 --
Benefits and Costs of Social Life 422 --
Evolution of Helpful Behavior 427 --
Concept of Inclusive Fitness 435 --
Evolution of Eusocial Behavior 445 --
15 Evolution of Human Behavior 456 --
Adaptationist Approach to Human Behavior 458 --
Adaptive Mating Decisions 466 --
Adaptive Parental Care 480.
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