Principles of Animal Behavior : W. W. Norton College Books

Chapter 1: Principles of Animal Behavior
Three Foundations
- Foundation 1—Natural Selection
- Foundation 2—Learning
- Foundation 3—Cultural Transmission
Conceptual, Theoretical, and Empirical Approaches
- Conceptual Approaches
- Theoretical Approaches
- Empirical Approaches
Overview of What Is to Follow
Interview with Dr. E. O. Wilson
Chapter 2: Natural Selection
Artificial Selection
The Process of Natural Selection
- Selective Advantage of a Trait
- How Natural Selection Operates
Behavioral Genetics
- Mendel’s Rules
- Locating Genes for Polygenic Traits
- Dissecting Behavioral Variation
Animal Behavior and Natural Selection
- Sociobiology and Selfish Genes
- Natural Selection and Antipredator Behavior in Guppies
Adaptation
Genetic Techniques as Tools
- Kinship and Naked Mole Rat Behavior
- Coalition Formation
Interview with Dr. Richard Alexander
Chapter 3: Proximate Factors
Ultimate and Proximate Perspectives
Hormones and Proximate Causation
- Hormones and Helping-at-the-Nest
- Testosterone and Play Fighting in Rats
Neurological Underpinnings of Behavior and Proximate Causation
- The Nervous Impulse
- Vocalizations in Plainfin Midshipman
- Mushroom Bodies, Insects, and Learning
- Sleep and Predation in Mallard Ducks
Biochemical Factors
- Ultraviolet Vision in Zebra Finches
Environmental Sex Determination and Sex Ratios
- Reptiles, Sex Determination, and Temperature
- Red Deer, Dominance Status, and Sex Ratios
Genes and Proximate Explanations
Learning as a Proximate Factor
Interview with Dr. Timothy Clutton-Brock
Chapter 4: Learning
What Is Individual Learning?
How Animals Learn
- Learning from a Single-Stimulus Experience
- Pavlovian (Classical) Conditioning
- Instrumental (Operant) Conditioning
Why Animals Learn
- Within-Species Studies and the Evolution of Learning
- Population Comparisons and the Evolution of Learning
- A Model of the Evolution of Learning
What Animals Learn
- Learning Where Home Is Located
- Learning about Your Mate
- Learning about Familial Relationships
- Learning about Aggression
Interview with Dr. Sara Shettleworth
Chapter 5: Social Learning and Cultural Transmission
What Is Cultural Transmission?
- Animal Culture
- Why All the Fuss about Culture?
Types of Cultural Transmission
- Social Learning
- Teaching in Animals
Modes of Cultural Transmission
- Vertical Cultural Transmission
- Horizontal Cultural Transmission
- Oblique Cultural Transmission
The Interaction of Genetic and Cultural Transmission
- The Grants’ Finches
- Whitehead’s Whales
Genes for Cultural Transmission?
Cultural Transmission and Brain Size
Interview with Dr. Bennet "Jeff" Galef
Chapter 6: Sexual Selection
Intersexual and Intrasexual Selection
Genetics and Mate Choice
- Direct Benefits and Mate Choice
- Good Genes and Mate Choice
- Runaway Sexual Selection
Learning and Mate Choice
- Sexual Imprinting
- Learning and Mate Choice in Japanese Quail
- Learning and Mate Choice in Blue Gouramis
Cultural Transmission and Mate Choice
- Defining Mate-Choice Copying
- Mate-Choice Copying in Grouse
- Mate-Choice Copying in Guppies
- Song Learning and Mate Choice in Cowbirds
Male-Male Competition and Sexual Selection
- Underground Mating and Male-Male Competition in Fiddler Crabs
- Red Deer Roars and Male-Male Competition
- Male-Male Competition by Interference
- Male-Male Competition via Cuckoldry
Neuroethology and Mate Choice
- Swordtails, Platytfish, and Sensory Bias
- Frogs and Sensory Bias
- Zebra Finches and Sensory Bias
Interview with Dr. Malte Andersson
Chapter 7: Mating Systems
Different Mating Systems
- Monogamous Mating Systems
- Polygamous Mating Systems
- Promiscuous Mating Systems
Choosing Polygyny
- Polygyny and Resources
- The Polygyny Threshold Model
Surreptitious Promiscuity
- Extrapair Copulations
- Sperm Competition
Multiple Mating Systems in One Population?
- Dunnocks
Interview with Dr. Nick Davies
Chapter 8: Kinship
Kinship and Animal Behavior
Kinship Theory
- Relatedness and Inclusive Fitness
- Family Dynamics
Conflict within Families
- Parent-Offspring Conflict
- Sibling Rivalry
Kin Recognition
- Matching Models
- Rule-of-Thumb Models
Interview with Dr. Stephen Emlen
Chapter 9: Cooperation
The Range of Cooperative Behaviors
- Helping in the Birthing Process
- Social Grooming
- Nest Raiding
Three Paths to Cooperation
- Path 1: Reciprocity
- Path 2: Byproduct Mutualism
- Path 3: Group Selection
Phylogeny and Cooperative Breeding in Birds
Hormones, Reproductive Suppression, and Cooperative Breeding
Coalitions
- Coalitions in Baboons
- Alliances and "Herding" Behavior in Cetaceans
Interspecific Mutualisms
- Ants and Butterflies—Mutualism with Communication?
Interview with Dr. Hudson Kern Reeve
Chapter 10: Foraging
Optimal Foraging Theory
- Basic OFT: What to Eat and Where to Eat It
- Specific Nutrient Constraints
- Risk-Sensitive Foraging
Learning and Foraging
- Foraging, Learning, and Brain Size in Birds
- Learning and "Work Ethics" in Pigeons
Foraging and Group Life
- Group Size
- Social Learning and Foraging
- Public Information and Foraging
Molecular, Neurobiological, and Hormonal Aspects of Honeybee Foraging
- The Period Gene, mRNA, and Foraging
- Juvenile Hormone, "Mushroom Bodies," and Foraging
Interview with Dr. John Krebs
Chapter 11: Antipredator Behavior
Behavioral Tradeoffs Associated with Predation
- Predation and Foraging
- Predation and Hatching Time in Wasps
Alarm Signals
- Vervet Alarm Calls
- Tail Flagging
Prey Approaching Their Predators
- Costs and Benefits of Thomson’s Gazelles Approaching a Predator
Interpopulational Differences
- Interpopulational Differences in Antipredator Behavior in Minnows
- Predator vs. Prey Arms Races
Learning and Antipredator Behavior
- The Direct Fitness Consequences of Learning about Predators
Social Learning and Antipredator Behavior
Interview with Dr. Manfred Milinski
Chapter 12: Communication
Communication and Honesty
Communication Venues
- Foraging
- Play
- Mating
- Aggression
- Predation
- Songs
Interview with Dr. Amotz Zahavi
Chapter 13: Habitat Selection, Territoriality, and Migration
Models of Habitat Choice
- The Ideal Free Distribution Model and Habitat Choice
- The IFD Model and Foraging Success
Territoriality
- Territoriality and Learning
- Territory Owners, Satellites, and Sneakers
- How to Keep a Territory in the Family
- Conflict in Family Territories
Migration
- The Challenges of Migration
- The Heritability of Migratory Behavior
- Learning and Migration in Fish
Interview with Dr. Judy Stamps
Chapter 14: Aggression
Game Theory Models of Aggression
- The Hawk-Dove Game
- The War of Attrition Model
- The Sequential Assessment Model
Winners, Losers, Bystanders,and Aggression
- Winner and Loser Effects
- Bystander Effects
Endocrinology, Neurotransmitters, and Aggression
- Corticosterone and Aggression
- Testosterone and Aggression
- Neurotransmitters and Aggression
Interview with Dr. John Maynard Smith
Chapter 15: Play
Defining Play
Types and Functions of Play
- Object Play
- Locomotor Play
- Social Play
- A General Theory for the Function of Play
Some Proximate Aspects of Play
- Hormones, Energy, and Play in Young Belding’s Ground Squirrels
- The Neurobiology of Play in Young Rats
A Phylogenetic Approach to Play
Interview with Dr. Bernd Heinrich
Chapter 16: Aging and Disease
Senescence in the Wild?
Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives on Senescence
- The Antagonistic Pleiotropy Model of Senescence
- Disposable Soma Theory and Longevity
- Longevity and Extending Life Spans
Hormones, Heat-Shock Proteins, and Aging
- Glucocorticoids and Aging
- Heat-Shock Proteins and Aging
Disease and Animal Behavior
- Avoidance of Disease-filled Habitats
- Avoidance of Diseased Individuals
- Self-Medication
- Why Some Like It Hot
Interview with Dr. Richard Wrangham
Chapter 17: Animal Personalities
Boldness and Shyness
- Bold and Inhibited Pumpkinseeds
- Guppies, Boldness, and Predator Inspection
Some Case Studies
- Hyena Personalities
- Octopus Personalities
- Ruff Satellites
- Learning and Personality in Great Tits
- Chimpanzee Personalities and Cultural Transmission
Coping Styles
Some Practical Applications of Animal Personality Research
- Predators and Domesticated Prey
- Guide Dog Personalities
Interview with Dr. Jerome Kagan

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