Advances in the Study of Behavior: Volume 23
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Author Description
Advances in the Study of Behavior continues to serve scientists across a wide spectrum of disciplines. Focusing on new theories and research developments with respect to behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, and comparative psychology, these volumes serve to foster cooperation and communication in these diverse fields. Volume 23 focuses on research on the lower vertebrates with respect to the functional significance of different breeding strategies, the level at which natural selection acts, methods of teasing apart the genetic control of behavior, the assumptions underlying models of territoriality, and signalling systems and the sensory mechanisms on which they depend.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This volume investigates the functional mechanisms and evolutionary drivers of behavior in lower vertebrates through a synthesis of current research. Edited by Peter J.B. Slater, the text compiles contributions from various specialists to examine how breeding strategies, genetic control, and signaling systems operate within ecological frameworks. It provides a rigorous academic platform for evaluating the assumptions behind territoriality models and the role of natural selection in behavioral development.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of functional significance in lower vertebrate breeding strategies
- Methodologies for isolating genetic influences on behavior
- Evaluation of territoriality models and signaling system mechanisms
- Theoretical frameworks for natural selection at different biological levels
Scope Limits
- The volume is restricted to lower vertebrates and does not address mammalian or primate behavioral patterns
- It focuses on theoretical and empirical research developments rather than providing a comprehensive textbook overview of the entire field
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this series as a vital resource for interdisciplinary communication between behavioral ecologists and evolutionary biologists. Readers frequently note the high academic density of the prose, which is intended for professional researchers and advanced students in the biological sciences.
Page Count:
284
Publication Date:
1994-04-07
Publisher:
Academic Press
ISBN-10:
0120045230
ISBN-13:
9780120045235
Science
Comparative Psychology
Behavioral Ecology
Experimental Psychology
Evolutionary Biology
Biological Sciences & Nutrition - Biology - Zoology
Zoology
General Health
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