Advances in the Study of Behavior

This long-running, thorough reference provides important theoretical ideas and research findings for scientists working in animal behavior and related fields

Marc Naguib (Edited by)

9780128171240, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 23 March 2019

260 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.54 kg

Advances in the Study of Behavior, Volume 51, provides users with the latest insights in this ever-evolving field. Users will find new information on a variety of species, including The troublesome gift: the spermatophylax as a purveyor of sexual conflict and coercion, Conformity and over-imitation: an integrative review of two forms of hyper-reliance on social learning, Copulatory behavior and genital morphology in vertebrates, Sexual selection in polyandrous societies: Lessons from the fowl, Sensory information in social insects, Evolution of female coloration, what have we learned from birds in general and blue tits in particular, Sexual selection and social behavior in spiders, and more.

1. The troublesome gift: the spermatophylax as a purveyor of sexual conflict and coercion in crickets Scott Sakaluk 2. Conformity and over-imitation: an integrative review of two forms of hyper-reliance on social learning Andrew Whiten 3. Sexual selection in polyandrous societies: Lessons from the fowl Tom Pizzari 4. Cowbird cognition: The mental abilities of a brood parasite David White 5. Sexual selection and social behavior in spiders Maydianne Andrade

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ], Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology [JMM], Psychology [JM]