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Animal Behavior - Concepts, Methods, and Applications, 2. udgave

Animal Behavior

Concepts, Methods, and Applications
Shawn Nordell og Thomas Valone
(2016)
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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  • 2. Udgave
  • Paperback: 528 sider
  • Udgiver: Oxford University Press, Incorporated (September 2016)
  • Forfattere: Shawn Nordell og Thomas Valone
  • ISBN: 9780190276744
EMPHASIZES CONCEPTS. Animal Behavior: Concepts, Methods, and Applications, Second Edition, takes a conceptual approach that highlights the process of science and the real-world applications of animal behavior research. In an engaging, question-driven style, Shawn E. Nordell and Thomas J. Valone offer readers a clear learning progression for understanding and evaluating empirical research examples.

FOCUSES ON METHODOLOGY AND THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE. Featured studies illustrate each concept and emphasize research methods, immersing students in the process of animal behavior research. The authors clearly identify the research question, hypothesis, and prediction for each featured study and then demonstrate how the methods allow the prediction to be tested.

HIGHLIGHTS REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS. To help students understand the broader significance of animal behavior research, each chapter contains examples of how various people and groups are applying the concepts to societal problems and issues.

DISTINCTIVE FEATURES

Bolded key terms, a running glossary, chapter summaries, and thought-provoking discussion questions provide additional support for students

"Scientific Process" boxes clearly and concisely lay out each step of the research process

"Toolboxes" explain essential skills or complex terms in the science of animal behavior

"Applying the Concepts" boxes provide examples of how animal behavior research is being applied to real-life problems

Diverse research examples represent all major taxa and highlight both classic and contemporary research

Beautiful illustrations and photos help readers visualize complex processes and connect with the natural world

Preface:
Chapter 1. The Science of Animal Behavior1.1 Animals and their behavior are an integral
part of human societyRecognizing and defining behaviorMeasuring behavior: elephant ethograms1.2 The scientific method is a formalized way of knowing about the natural worldThe importance of hypothesesThe scientific methodNegative results and directional hypothesesCorrelation and causalityHypotheses and theoriesSocial sciences and the natural sciences1.3 Scientists study both the proximate mechanisms that generate behavior and the ultimate reasons why the behavior evolved1.4 Researchers have examined animal behavior from a variety of perspectives over timeDarwin and adaptationEarly comparative psychologyComparative psychology in North AmericaBehaviorismClassical ethologyInterdisciplinary approaches1.5 Anthropomorphic explanations of behavior assign human emotions to animals and can be difficult to testFeaturesScientific Process
1.1. Robin abundance and food availabilityScientific Process
1.2. Robin abundance and predatorsApplying the Concepts
1.1. Human infant cryingApplying the Concents
2.1. What is behind the "guilty look" in dogs?
Chapter 2. Methods for Studying Animal Behavior2.1 Animal behavior scientists test hypotheses to answer research questions about behaviorHypothesis testing in wolf spidersGenerating hypothesesHypotheses from mathematical models2.2 Researchers use observational, experimental, and comparative methods to study behaviorThe observational methodThe observational method and reproductive energetics of chimpanzeesThe experimental methodThe experimental method and jumping tadpolesThe comparative methodThe comparative method and the evolution of burrowing behavior in mice2.3 Animal behavior research requires ethical animal useHow research can affect animalsSources of ethical standardsThe three Rs2.4 Scientific knowledge is generated and communicated to the scientific community via peer-reviewed researchThe primary literatureThe secondary literatureFeaturesScientific Process
2.1. Jumping tadpolesApplying the Concepts
2.1. Project SeahorseToolbox
2.1. Animal sampling techniquesToolbox
2.2 Scientific literacyChapter 3. Evolution and the Study of Animal Behavior3.1 Evolution by natural selection favors behavioral adaptations that enhance fitnessMeasures of heritabilityGreat tit exploratory behaviorVariation within a populationFrequency-dependent selectionFitness and adaptation3.2 Modes of natural selection describe population changesDirectional selection in juvenile ornate tree lizardsDisruptive selection in spadefoot toad tadpolesStabilizing selection in juvenile convict cichlidsStudying adaptation: the cost-benefit approach3.3 Individual and group selection have been used to explain cooperation3.4 Sexual selection is a form of natural selection that focuses on the reproductive fitness of individualsSexual selection in widowbirdsFeaturesScientific Process
3.1. Heritability of great tit exploratory behaviorScientific Process
3.2. Stabilizing selection on territory size in cichlidsApplying the Concepts
3.1. Do lemmings commit suicide?Toolbox
3.1. Genetics primerChapter 4. Behavioral Genetics4.1. Behaviors vary in their heritability4.2. Behavioral variation is associated with genetic variationBehavioral differences between wild-type and mutant-type fruit fliesMajor and minor genesFire ant genotype and social organizationExperimental manipulation of gene function: knockout studiesAnxiety-related behavior and knockout of a hormone receptor in miceQTL mapping to identify genes associated with behaviorQTL mapping for aphid feeding behavior4.3 The environment influences gene expression and behaviorSocial environment and gene expression in fruit fliesSocial environment and birdsong developmentSocial environment and gene expression in birdsEnvironmental effects on zebrafish aggressionGene-environment interactionsRover and sitter foraging behavior in fruit flies4.4 Genes can limit behavioral flexibilityBold and shy personalities in streamside salamandersAggressive personalities in fishing spidersAnimal personalities: a model with fitness tradeoffsFeaturesScientific Process
4.1. Environmental effects on zebrafish aggressionScientific Provess
4.2. Salamander personalitiesApplying the Concepts
4.1. Dog behavior heritabilityToolbox
4.1. Molecular techniquesChapter 5. Sensory Systems and Behavior5.1 Animals acquire environmental information from their sensory systems5.2 Chemosensory systems detect chemicals that are perceived as tastes and odorsSweet and umami taste perception in rodentsCuttlefish physiological response to odors5.3 Photoreception allows animals to detect light and perceive objects as imagesColor vision in monarch butterfliesUltraviolet plumage reflectance in birdsInfrared detection in snakes5.4 Mechanoreceptors detect vibrations that travel through air, water, or substratesUltrasonic song detection in mothsLong-distance communication in elephantsCatfish track the wake of their preySubstrate-borne vibrationsAntlions detect substrate-borne vibrations5.5 Some animals can detect electric or magnetic fieldsElectroreceptionSharks detect electric fieldsMagnetoreception5.6 Predator and prey sensory systems co-evolveInsect tympanal organs: an evolved antipredator adaptationPredator-prey sensory system co-evolution: bats and mothsFeaturesScientific Process
5.1. Antlion mechanoreceptionApplying the Concepts
5.1 How do mosquitoes find their victims?
Chapter 6. Communication6.1 Communication occurs when a specialized signal from one individual influences the behavior of anotherHoneybees and the waggle danceOdor or the waggle dance in beesAuditory signals: alarm callsTitmouse alarm callsInformation or influence?6.2 The environment influences the evolution of signalsTemperature affects ant chemical signalsHabitat light environment affects fish visual signalsHabitat structure affects bowerbird auditory signals6.3 Signals often accurately indicate signaler phenotype and environmental conditionsSignals as accurate indicators: theoryAposematic coloration in frogsCourtship signaling in spidersAggressive display and male condition in fighting fish6.4 Signals can be inaccurate indicators when the fitness interests of signaler and receiver differBatesian mimicry and Ensatina salamandersAggressive mimicry in fangblenny fishIntraspecific deception: false alarm callsTopi antelope false alarm callsCapuchin monkeys and inaccurate signals6.5 Communication can involve extended phenotype signalsBowerbirds construct and decorate bowersSticklebacks decorate their nests6.6 Communication networks affect signaler and receiver behaviorSquirrel eavesdroppingEavesdropping in tungara frogsAudience effects in fighting fishFeaturesScientific Process
6.1 Signaling in male wolf spidersScientific Provess
6.2. Fighting fish opercular displayApplying the Concepts
6.1. Pheromones and pest controlApplying the Concepts
6.2. Urban sounds affect signal productionApplying the Concepts
6.3. Human luxury brands as costly signalsChapter 7. Learning, Neuroethology, and Cognition7.1 Learning allows animals to adapt to their environmentImproved foraging efficiency in salamandersEvolution of learningGreen frog habituation to intruder vocalizations7.2 Learning is associated with neurological changesNeurotransmitters and learning in chicksDendritic spines and learning in miceAvian memory of stored food7.3 Animals learn associations between stimuli and responsesClassical conditioningPavlovian conditioning for mating opportunities in Japanese quailFish learn novel predatorsOperant conditioningLearning curves in macaquesTrial-and-error learning in bees7.4 Social interactions facilitate learningLearned antipredator behaviors in prairie dogsLearning about food patchesSocial information use in sticklebacksTeachingPtarmigan hens teach chicks their dietTandem running in ants7.5 Social learning can lead to the development of animal traditions and cultureBehavioral tradition in wrasse7.6 Animals vary in their cognitive abilitiesTool use in capuchin monkeysProblem solving and insight learningInsight learning in keasNumerical competency in New Zealand robinsCognition and brain architecture in birdsBrain size and cognition in guppiesFeaturesScientific Process
7.1. Brain structure and food hoardingScientifc Process
7.2 Fish learn predatorsApplying the Concepts
7.1. Operation Migration and imprintingApplying the Concepts
7.2. Dog trainingApplying the concepts
7.3 Human social learning about dangerous animalsChapter 8. Foraging Behavior8.1 Animals find food using a variety of sensory modalitiesBees use multiple senses to enhance foraging efficiencyGray mouse lemurs use multiple senses to find food8.2 Visual predators find cryptic prey more effectively by learning a search imageCryptic coloration reduces predator efficiency in troutBlue jays use a search image to find prey8.3 The optimal diet model predicts the food types an animal should include in its dietThe diet modelA graphical solutionDiet choice in northwestern crowsAnt foraging: the effect of nutrients8.4 The optimal patch-use model predicts how long a forager should exploit a food patchThe optimal patch-use modelPatch use by ruddy ducksOptimal patch model with multiple costsFruit bat foraging on heterogeneous patchesKangaroo rat foraging with variable predation costsIncomplete information and food patch estimationBayesian foraging bumblebees8.5 Some animals obtain food from the discoveries of othersSpice finch producer-scrounger gameFeaturesScientific Process
8.1. Prey detection by gray mouse lemursScientific Process
8.2. Cryptic prey reduces predator efficiencyScientific Process
8.3. Patch use by fruit batsApplying the Concepts
8.1. Human patch-leaving decisionsApplying the Concepts
8.2. GUDs and conservationToolbox
8.1. Mathematical solution to the optimal diet modelChapter 9. Antipredator Behavior9.1. Animals reduce predation risk by avoiding detectionPredator avoidance by cryptic coloration in crabsPredators and r
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