Advances in the Study of Behavior

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

Marc Naguib (Series edited by), John C. Mitani (Series edited by), Leigh W. Simmons (Series edited by), Louise Barrett (Series edited by), H. Jane Brockmann (Series edited by), Timothy J. Roper (Series edited by)

9780124071865, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 5 August 2013

504 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 3 cm, 0.79 kg

Praise for the Series: "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. Sexual Selection and the Mating Behavior of Solitary Bees
2. The Function, Development, and Evolutionary Stability of Conventional Signals of Fighting Ability
3. Host-Parasite Interactions and the Evolution of Immune Defense
4. Behavioral Ecology of Oviposition-Site Selection in Herbivorous True Bugs
5. The World from a Dog’s Point of View: A Review and Synthesis of Dog Cognition Research
6. Demography and Social Evolution of Banded Mongooses
7. Intralocus Tactical Conflict and the Evolution of Alternative Reproductive Tactics

Subject Areas: Animal behaviour [PSVP], Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology [JMM]