Advances in the Study of Behavior

The aim of Advances in the Study of Behavior is to serve scientists engaged in the study of animal behavior, including psychologists, neuroscientists, biologists, ethologists, pharmacologists, endocrinologists, ecologists, and geneticists. Articles in the series present critical reviews of significant research programs with theoretical syntheses, reformulation of persistent problems, and/or highlighting new and exciting research concepts. Volume 34 is purely eclectic and illustrates the breadth of behavior research. Contents include sexual conflict among insects, the evolution of sexual cannibalism, odor processing and activity patterns in honeybees, hormone secretion in vertebrates, bird song organization, food transfer in primates, game theory approaches to mutualism, as well as neural mechanisms of learning and memory and how these change during infant development.

Contributors

ix

Preface

xi

Reproductive Conflict in Insect Societies

JÜRGEN HEINZE

I. Introduction

1

(1)

II. Causes of Conflict

2

(5)

III. Types of Conflict and Mechanisms of Control

7

(28)

IV. The Behavioral Side of Conflict Resolution

35

(4)

V. Conclusion and Perspectives

39

(4)

VI. Summary

43

(1)

References

43

(16)

Game Structures in Mutualistic Interactions: What Can the Evidence Tell Us About the Kind of Models We Need?

REDOUAN BSHARY AND JUDITH L. BRONSTEIN

I. The Puzzle of Cooperative Behavior

59

(1)

II. Game Theoretical Approaches to Mutualism

60

(3)

III. Goals of This Article

63

(1)

IV. Terminology

64

(1)

V. Parameters Considered for the Assessment of Game Structures

65

(3)

VI. Evaluation of the Literature

68

(18)

VII. How Similar/Different Are Mutualisms?

86

(6)

VIII. The Importance of Ecology

92

(3)

IX. Future Avenues with Respect to Evaluation of Game Structures

95

(1)

X. Conclusions

96

(1)

XI. Summary

96

(1)

References

97

(6)

Neurobehavioral Development of Infant Learning and Memory: Implications for Infant Attachment

TANIA L. ROTH, DONALD A. WILSON, AND REGINA M. SULLIVAN

I. Introduction

103

(1)

II. Unique Characteristics of Infant Learning

104

(17)

III. Early Experiences Affect Brain and Behavior

121

(1)

IV. Summary

122

(1)

References

123

(12)

Evolutionary Significance of Sexual Cannibalism

MARK A. ELGAR AND JUTTA M. SCHNEIDER

I. Introduction

135

(1)

II. Natural History and Taxonomic Distribution

136

(3)

III. The Timing of Sexual Cannibalism

139

(1)

IV. Natural Selection of Sexual Cannibalism

140

(6)

V. Sexual Selection and Sexual Cannibalism

146

(5)

VI. Postinsemination Sexual Cannibalism, Self-Sacrifice, and Monogyny

151

(2)

VII. Sexual Conflict over Mating Rate and the Duration of Copulation

153

(2)

VIII. Sexual Cannibalism and Male Mate Choice

155

(1)

IX. Sexual Cannibalism and Sexual Size Dimorphism

156

(1)

X. Outlook and Summary

157

(2)

References

159

(6)

Social Modulation of Androgens in Vertebrates: Mechanisms and Function

RUI F. OLIVEIRA

I. Introduction

165

(1)

II. Androgens as Causal Agents of Behavior

166

(9)

III. Behavioral Feedback on Endocrine Function

175

(13)

IV. Proximate Mechanisms for the Social Modulation of Androgens

188

(7)

V. Ontogeny of the Social Modulation of Androgens

195

(2)

VI. Adaptive Significance of Social Modulation of Androgens

197

(9)

VII. Evolution of the Social Modulation of Androgens

206

(10)

VIII. Social Modulation of Androgens in Men

216

(2)

IX. Summary

218

(1)

References

219

(22)

Odor Processing in Honeybees: Is the Whole Equal to, More Than, or Different from the Sum of Its Parts?

HARALD LACHNIT, MARTIN GIURFA, AND RANDOLF MENZEL

I. Introduction

241

(1)

II. Pavlovian Conditioning and Models of Compound Stimulus Processing

242

(3)

III. Olfactory Pavlovian Conditioning and Olfactory Compound Stimulus Processing in the Honeybee

245

(5)

IV. Physiological Correlates of Odor Processing and Element/Compound Interactions

250

(5)

V. Functional Model of the Olfactory System as a Neural Substrate for Elemental and Compound Processing

255

(4)

VI. Conclusion

259

(1)

VII. Summary

260

(1)

References

261

(4)

Begging, Stealing, and Offering: Food Transfer in Nonhuman Primates

GILLIAN R. BROWN, ROSAMUNDE E.A. ALMOND, AND YFKE VAN BERGEN

I. Introduction

265

(1)

II. Adult-Adult Food Transfer

266

(4)

III. Food Transfer to Infants from Parents and Helpers

270

(5)

IV. Does Food Transfer Influence Infant Growth and/or Survival?

275

(2)

V. Functional Explanations of Infant Food Transfer

277

(8)

VI. Information Donation and Teaching

285

(1)

VII. Summary

286

(1)

References

287

(10)

Song Syntax in Bengalese Finches: Proximate and Ultimate Analyses

KAZUO OKANOYA

I. Introduction

297

(5)

II. Origin of Bengalese Finches

302

(2)

III. Analyses of Bengalese Finch Songs

304

(5)

IV. Tinbergen's Four Questions

309

(25)

V. Further Questions

334

(4)

VI. Remaining Questions

338

(1)

VII. Scenario for the Evolution of Complex Syntax

339

(1)

VIII. Summary

340

(1)

References

341

(6)

Behavioral, Ecological, and Physiological Determinants of the Activity Patterns of Bees

P.G. WILLMER AND G.N. STONE

I. Introduction

347

(5)

II. Intrinsic Factors Affecting Bee Activity Patterns

352

(17)

III. Sexual Differences Affecting Bee Activity Patterns

369

(23)

IV. Extrinsic Factors Structuring Bee Activity

392

(40)

V. Special Effects of Sociality on Bee Activity Patterns

432

(13)

VI. Summary: Why Bee Activity Patterns Matter

445

(1)

References

446

(21)

Index

467

(30)

Contents of Previous Volumes

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