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Animal Behavior, Third Edition covers animal behavior from its
neurological underpinnings to the importance of behavior in
conservation. The book's authors, Michael Breed and Janice Moore,
bring almost 60 years of combined experience as university
professors, much of that teaching animal behavior. Chapters cover
this social behavior and the relationship between parasites,
pathogens and behavior. Thoughtful coverage has also been given to
foraging behavior, mating and parenting behavior, anti-predator
behavior, and learning. The book addresses the physiological
foundations of behavior in a way that is both accessible and
inviting, with each chapter beginning with learning objectives and
ending with thought-provoking questions. Additionally, special
terms and definitions are highlighted throughout, making this book
an essential work for students and academic seeking a foundation in
the field.
The introduction and spread of the African honey bee and its
hybrids in the New World has received substantial public and
scientific attention. In this book the available scientific
information concerning the identification, biology, and management
of the bee is reviewed. This book is particularly timely, given the
recent arrival of the African bee
The contributor's primary goal in organizing this book was to
initiate a synthesis of thought on how genetics structures the
behavior of individual animals that live within complex social
systems. To do this they have brought together leading theorists
and empiricists who apply genetics to the study of eusocial insect
evolution.
Bringing together for the first time prominent researchers in
social insect pheromone communication, including nestmate
recognition, this book looks at ants, wasps, bees, and termites,
highlighting areas of convergence and divergence among these
groups, and identifying areas that need further investigation.
Presenting broad synthetic overviews as
In this book internationally known experts provide a comprehensive
view of current knowledge of social insect biology including much
previously unpublished information. Particular emphasis is given to
the relationships between social insects and humans; sections are
devoted to economically important social insects, pollination,
foraging, and the role of insects in ecosystems and agroecosystems.
The authors also discuss communication, behavior and caste within
insect colonies. A special section focuses on the neurobiology of
social insects. A series of papers considers the presocial insects,
which live in family groups but without caste differences. Also
well represented are the fields of sociobiology and the origins and
evolution of social behavior. The book will be valuable to
agricultural scientists as well as to entomologists,
sociobiologists, ecologists, ethologists, and natural historians.
Endocrinologists and neurobiologists will also find important new
material.
This book is the first review of the scientific literature on the
Africanized honey bee. The African subspecies Apis mellifera
scutellata (formerly adansonii) was introduced into South America
in 1956 with the intent of cross-breeding it with other subspecies
of bees already present in Brazil to obtain a honey bee better
adapted to tropical conditions. Shortly after its introduction,
some of the African stock became established in the feral
population around Sao Paulo, Brazil, and spread rapidly through
Brazil. It has since migrated through most of the neotropics,
displacing and/or hybridizing with the previously imported
subspecies of honey bees. Africanized bees have been stereotype d
as having high rates of swarming and absconding, rapid colony
growth, and fierce defensivebehavior. As they have spread through
the neotropics they have interacted with the human population,
disrupting apiculture and urban activities when high levels of
defensive behavior are expressed.
The contributor's primary goal in organizing this book was to
initiate a synthesis of thought on how genetics structures the
behavior of individual animals that live within complex social
systems. To do this they have brought together leading theorists
and empiricists who apply genetics to the study of eusocial insect
evolution.
Bringing together for the first time prominent researchers in
social insect pheromone communication, including nestmate
recognition, this book looks at ants, wasps, bees, and termites,
highlighting areas of convergence and divergence among these
groups, and identifying areas that need further investigation.
Presenting broad synthetic overviews as
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For animal behavior, ethology, and behavioral ecology courses, this
laboratory manual is the first of its kind in this subject area
that guides students through the diverse and fascinating fields of
behavioral and ethological studies, employing a wide array of
organisms as model systems for the study of behavior. Students
participate in the development of hypothesis and turn the
recording, analysis, and interpretation of data into an active and
engaging process.
A teacher-friendly companion website provides extensive teaching
notes on the background to each lab project, tips and hints for
successful project presentation, sources for studying organisms,
ideas for variations in labs, and alternate study organisms. With
fresh new ideas, Field and Laboratory Exercises in Animal Behavior
brings this field to life for students!
* Provides fully developed and tested laboraty exercises
* Offers both field and lab experiences- adaptable for fall,
spring, or summer courses
* Laboratories emphasize student thought and involvement in
experimental design
* Includes an online supplement to the manual for teachers
Conceptual Breakthroughs in Ethology and Animal Behavior
highlights, through concise summaries, the most important
discoveries and scientific revolutions in animal behavior. These
are assessed for their relative impact on the field and their
significance to the forward motion of the science of animal
behavior. Eighty short essays capture the moment when a new concept
emerged or a publication signaled a paradigm shift. How the new
understanding came about is explained, and any continuing
controversy or scientific conversation on the issue is highlighted.
Behavior is a rich and varied field, drawing on genetics,
evolution, physiology, and ecology to inform its principles, and
this book embraces the wealth of knowledge that comes from the
unification of these fields around the study of animals in motion.
The chronological organization of the essays makes this an
excellent overview of the history of animal behavior, ethology, and
behavioral ecology. The work includes such topics as Darwin's role
in shaping the study of animal behavior, the logic of animal
contests, cognition, empathy in animals, and animal personalities.
Succinct accounts of new revelations about behavior through
scientific investigation and scrutiny reveal the fascinating story
of this field. Similar to Dr. John Avise's Contemporary
Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics, the work is structured into
vignettes that describe the conceptual revolution and assess the
impact of the conceptual change, with a score, which ranges from
1-10, providing an assessment of the impact of the new findings on
contemporary science.
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