Advances in the Study of Behavior

The most recent findings and research in the field of animal behavior

John C. Mitani (Edited by), H. Jane Brockmann (Edited by), Timothy J. Roper (Edited by), Marc Naguib (Edited by), Katherine E. Wynne-Edwards (Edited by)

9780123808929, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 2 August 2010

394 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.6 cm, 0.65 kg

"The series is designed for psychologists, zoologists, and psychiatrists, but will also be a valuable reference for workers in endocrinology, neurology, physiology, ethnology, and ecology." --Biological Abstracts

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.

1. The cognition of caching and recovery in food-storing birdsRaby, C.R. and Clayton, N.S
2. The Evolution of Mate Preferences, Sensory Biases and Indicator TraitsGREGORY F. GRETHER
3. Age-Related Changes in Birds’ Singing Styles: on Fresh Tunes and Fading Voices?SILKE KIPPER1 and SARAH KIEFER
4. Tonic Commmunication in the Antipredator Behavior of Ground SquirrelsDonald H. Owings
5. Parasite manipulation of host behavior: an update and frequently asked questionsRobert Poulin
6. Calling in the Face of Danger? How Predation Risk Affects Acoustic Communication by Parent Birds and Their OffspringROBERT D. MAGRATH, TONYA M. HAFF, ANDREW G. HORN, MARTY L. LEONARD
7. Confounding variables in mouse models of neurodegenerative diseases and how to control themHeather M. Schellinck, David P. Cyr and Richard E. Brown

Subject Areas: Animal behaviour [PSVP], Clinical psychology [MMJ], Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology [JMM], Psychology [JM], Animals & society [JFFZ]