Ethology and animal behaviour Books
The University of Chicago Press How Primates Eat
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£57.00
The University of Chicago Press Food Hoarding in Animals
Book SynopsisIn this first comprehensive synthesis of the literature on food hoarding in animals, Stephen B. Vander Wall discusses how animals store food, how they use food and how this use affects individual fitness, why and how food hoarding evolved, how cached food is lost, mechanisms for protecting and recovering cached food, physiological and behavioral factors that influence hoarding, and the impact that hoarding animals have on plant populations and plant dispersal. He then provides detailed coverage of hoarding behavior across taxamammals, birds, and arthropodsto address issues in evolution, ecology, and behavior. Drawings, photographs, and appendixes document complex and intrinsically interesting food-hoarding behaviors, and the bibliography of nearly 1,500 sources is itself an invaluable and unique reference.
£52.25
The University of Chicago Press Animal Personalities Behavior Physiology and
Book SynopsisA study of animal personality is one of the fastest-growing areas of research in behavioral and evolutionary biology. It provides an overview of the research on animal personality.
£104.50
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Neuroethology of Predation and Escape
Book SynopsisThe forces of natural selection have been a primary driver in the evolution of adaptive animal behaviours. On the one hand animals must evade predation in order to survive and pass on their genes; on other hand, and for the same underlying reasons, animals must also be capable of successfully capturing prey.Table of ContentsGeneral Introduction xi What This Book Is About xiii How this book is organised xv Who this book is for xvi Acknowledgements xvi References xvii 1 Vision 2 1.1 The electromagnetic spectrum 3 1.2 Eyes: acuity and sensitivity 5 1.2.1 Foveae 6 1.3 Feature recognition and releasing behaviour 8 1.4 Prey capture in toads 9 1.4.1 Attack or avoid: ‘worms’ and ‘anti‐worms’ 9 1.4.2 Retinal processing 11 1.4.3 Feature detector neurons 12 1.4.4 Modulation and plasticity 14 1.4.5 Toad prey capture: the insects fight back 15 1.5 Beyond the visible spectrum 16 1.5.1 Pit organs 16 1.5.2 Thermotransduction 20 1.5.3 Brain processing and cross‐modal integration 21 1.5.4 Behaviour 22 1.5.5 Infrared defence signals 25 1.6 Aerial predators: dragonfly vision 27 1.6.1 Dragonfly eyes 27 1.6.2 Aerial pursuit 28 1.6.3 Predictive foveation 29 1.6.4 Reactive steering: STMDs and TSDNs 30 1.7 Summary 31 Abbreviations 32 References 32 2 Olfaction 36 2.1 Mechanisms of olfaction 38 2.1.1 Detection and specificity 38 2.1.2 Olfactory sub‐systems 40 2.1.3 Brain processing 41 2.2 Olfactory tracking and localisation 41 2.3 Pheromones and kairomones 45 2.3.1 Alarm pheromones 45 2.3.2 Predator odours 46 2.3.3 Dual purpose signals: the MUP family 47 2.3.4 Parasites: when kairomones go bad! 49 2.4 Summary 50 Abbreviations 51 References 51 3 Owl Hearing 54 3.1 Timing and intensity 56 3.2 Owl sound localisation mechanisms 58 3.3 Anatomy 60 3.4 Neural computation 61 3.4.1 The auditory map 62 3.4.2 Early stage processing 66 3.4.3 ITD processing 69 3.4.4 IID processing 76 3.5 Combining ITD and IID specificity in the inferior colliculus 77 3.6 Audio‐visual integration and experience‐dependent tuning of the auditory map 78 3.6.1 Audio‐visual discrepancy can re‐map the ICC‐ICX connections 80 3.6.2 Motor adaptation 82 3.6.3 Age and experience matter! 82 3.6.4 Cellular mechanisms of re‐mapping 82 3.7 Summary 83 Abbreviations 84 References 85 4 Mammalian Hearing 88 4.1 Spectral cues 90 4.1.1 Neural processing of spectral cues 90 4.2 Binaural processing 92 4.2.1 IID processing 93 4.2.2 ITD processing 94 4.2.3 Calyx of Held 99 4.3 Do mammals have a space map like owls? 100 4.4 Comparative studies in mammals 101 4.5 Summary 102 4.5.1 Caveats 102 Abbreviations 102 References 103 5 The Biosonar System of Bats 106 5.1 Bat echolocation 107 5.1.1 Why ultrasound? 108 5.1.2 Range limits 109 5.2 The sound production system 109 5.2.1 Types of sound: CF and FM pulses 110 5.2.2 Echolocation in predation: a three‐phase attack strategy 112 5.2.3 Duty cycle and pulse‐echo overlap 113 5.3 The sound reception system 114 5.3.1 Bats have big ears 114 5.3.2 Peripheral specialisations: automatic gain control and acoustic fovea 115 5.4 Eco‐physiology: different calls for different situations 116 5.4.1 Target discovery 117 5.4.2 Target range and texture 118 5.4.3 Target location 119 5.4.4 Target velocity: the Doppler shift 119 5.4.5 Target identity: flutter detection 121 5.4.6 Jamming avoidance response 123 5.4.7 Food competition and intentional jamming 123 5.5 Brain mechanisms of echo detection 124 5.5.1 The auditory cortex 125 5.5.2 Range and size analysis: the FM‐FM area 125 5.5.3 Velocity analysis: the CF‐CF area 128 5.5.4 Fine frequency analysis: the DSCF area 130 5.6 Evolutionary considerations 131 5.7 The insects fight back 132 5.7.1 Moth ears and evasive action 132 5.7.2 Bad taste 133 5.7.3 Shouting back 134 5.8 Final thoughts 135 5.9 Summary 136 Abbreviations 137 References 137 6 Electrolocation and Electric Organs 140 6.1 Passive electrolocation 142 6.1.1 Ampullary electroreceptors 142 6.1.2 Prey localisation 145 6.1.3 Mammalian electrolocation 146 6.2 Electric fish 148 6.3 Strongly electric fish 151 6.3.1 Freshwater fish: the electric eel 151 6.3.2 Marine fish: The electric ray 156 6.3.3 Avoiding self‐electrocution 158 6.4 Active electrolocation 158 6.4.1 Weakly electric fish 158 6.4.2 Tuberous electroreceptors 161 6.4.3 Brain maps for active electrolocation 163 6.4.4 Avoiding detection mostly 164 6.4.5 Frequency niches 166 6.4.6 The jamming avoidance response 167 6.5 Summary 174 Abbreviations 175 References 175 7 The Crayfish Escape Tail‐Flip 178 7.1 Invertebrate vs. vertebrate nervous systems 179 7.2 Tail‐flip form and function 180 7.3 Command neurons 182 7.4 Motor output 184 7.4.1 Directional control 184 7.4.2 Rectifying electrical synapses 186 7.4.3 Depolarising inhibition 188 7.4.4 FF drive and the segmental giant neuron 189 7.4.5 Limb activity during GF tail‐flips 189 7.4.6 Tail extension 190 7.4.7 Non‐giant tail‐flips 190 7.5 Activation of GF tail‐flips 191 7.5.1 Coincidence detection 193 7.5.2 Habituation and prevention of self‐stimulation 195 7.6 Modulation and neuroeconomics 196 7.6.1 Mechanisms of modulation 197 7.6.2 Serotonin modulation 198 7.7 Social status, serotonin and the crayfish tail‐flip 198 7.7.1 Social status effects on tail‐flip threshold 199 7.7.2 Serotonin effects on tail‐flip threshold depend on social status 200 7.8 Evolution and adaptations of the tail‐flip circuitry 202 7.8.1 Penaeus: a unique myelination mechanism gives ultra‐rapid conduction 205 7.9 Summary 208 Abbreviations 208 References 209 8 Fish Escape: the Mauthner System 212 8.1 Fish ears and the lateral line 214 8.1.1 Directional sensitivity 215 8.2 Mauthner cells 215 8.2.1 Biophysical properties 217 8.3 Sensory inputs to M‐cells 218 8.3.1 Feedforward inhibition and threshold setting 220 8.3.2 PHP neurons: electrical inhibition 220 8.4 Directional selectivity and the lateral line 222 8.4.1 Obstacle avoidance 223 8.5 M‐cell output 223 8.5.1 Feedback electrical inhibition: collateral PHP neurons 223 8.5.2 Spinal motor output 224 8.5.3 Spinal inhibitory interneurons: CoLos 224 8.6 The Mauthner system: command, control and flexibility 226 8.7 Stage 2 and beyond 230 8.8 Social status and escape threshold 230 8.9 Adaptations and modifications of the M‐circuit 233 8.10 Predators fight back: the amazing tentacled snake 235 8.11 Summary 239 Abbreviations 239 References 240 9 The Mammalian Startle Response 244 9.1 Pathologies 246 9.2 Neural circuitry of the mammalian startle response 248 9.3 Modulation of startle 250 9.4 Summary 250 Abbreviations 251 References 251 10 The Ballistic Attack of Archer Fish 254 10.1 The water pistol 255 10.2 Perceptual problems and solutions 257 10.3 Learning to shoot 260 10.4 Prey retrieval by archer fish 261 10.4.1 Computing the landing point 262 10.4.2 Orientation 263 10.4.3 Dash to the target 264 10.5 Summary 264 References 265 11 Catapults for Attack and Escape 266 11.1 The bow and arrow 268 11.2 Catapults require multi‐stage motor programmes 269 11.3 Grasshopper jumping 270 11.3.1 Biomechanics 270 11.3.2 The behaviour 270 11.3.3 The hind legs 271 11.3.4 The motor programme 273 11.3.5 Directional control 279 11.3.6 Evolution of the grasshopper strategy 279 11.4 Froghoppers: the champion insect jumpers 280 11.4.1 Ratchet locks 282 11.4.2 Synchronisation 282 11.5 Mantis shrimps 284 11.5.1 Mantis shrimp catapults 285 11.5.2 Cavitation bubbles 287 11.6 Snapping (pistol) shrimps 288 11.7 Multi‐function mouthparts: the trap‐jaw ant 291 11.8 Prey capture with prehensile tongues 293 11.8.1 The chameleon tongue: sliding springs and supercontracting muscles 293 11.8.2 Salamander tongue projection 297 11.9 Temperature independence of catapults 300 11.10 Summary 300 Abbreviations 301 References 301 12 Molluscan Defence and Escape Systems 304 12.1 Squid jet propulsion 306 12.1.1 Biomechanics 306 12.1.2 Neural circuitry 307 12.1.3 Jetting behaviour 311 12.2 Inking 312 12.2.1 Neuroecology of inking 314 12.2.2 Neural circuitry of inking 315 12.3 Cephalopod colour and shape control 316 12.3.1 Chromatophores 317 12.3.2 Iridophores 319 12.3.3 Leucophores 321 12.3.4 Photophores 321 12.3.5 Body shape and dermal papillae 322 12.4 Summary 323 Abbreviations 323 References 323 13 Neurotoxins for Attack and Defence 326 13.1 Cone snails 328 13.1.1 The biology of cone snail envenomation 329 13.1.2 Conopeptides 333 13.1.3 The billion dollar mollusc 340 13.1.4 ‘Rapid’ conch escape 341 13.2 The neuroethology of ‘zombie’ cockroaches 343 13.2.1 Sensory mechanisms of stinger precision 344 13.2.2 Transient paralysis 345 13.2.3 Intense grooming 346 13.2.4 Docile hypokinesia 346 13.3 Venom resistance 347 13.3.1 Targeting pain pathways 350 13.3.2 From pain to analgesia 350 13.4 Summary 352 Abbreviations 352 References 352 14 Concluding Thoughts 356 14.1 The need for speed 358 14.2 Safety in numbers 360 14.3 The unbalancing influences of humankind 361 References 363 Index 364
£47.45
John Wiley & Sons Inc Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding
Book SynopsisProvides readers with the information on nutrient metabolism and the formulation of diets from an array of available feedstuffs. This work discusses animals role in ecological balance, environmental stability and sustainable agriculture and food production.Table of ContentsPreface v PART 1—INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL NUTRITION 1. Concepts of Nutrition 1 2. Animal Nutrition: Its Role in Modern Agriculture and Society 5 3. Common Methods of Analysis for Nutrients and Feedstuffs 15 4. The Gastrointestinal Tract and Nutrition 25 5. Measurement of Feed and Nutrient Utilization 49 PART 2—NUTRIENT METABOLISM 6. Water 61 7. Carbohydrates 73 8. Lipids 91 9. Proteins and Amino Acids 113 10. Energy Metabolism 145 11. Macromineral Elements 163 12. Micro- (Trace) Mineral Elements 185 13. Mineral Toxicities and Organic Toxins in the Food Chain 217 14. Fat-Soluble Vitamins 229 15. Water-Soluble Vitamins 251 16. Regulation of Nutrient Partitioning (by Michael J. VandeHaar) 275 PART 3—APPLIED ANIMAL NUTRITION AND FEEDING 17. Factors Affecting Feed Consumption 291 18. Feeding Standards and Productivity 307 19. Feedstuffs 321 20. Feed Preparation and Processing 369 21. Diet Formulation 381 22. Beef Cattle by Calvin L. Ferrell 395 23. Dairy Cattle by Michael J. VandeHaar 413 24. Sheep and Goats 439 25. Swine 461 26. Poultry by Richard E. Austic 479 27. Horses by Harold F. Hintz 501 28. Dogs and Cats by Duane E. Ullrey 515 29. Fish by Duane E. Ullrey 531 30. Zoo Animals by Duane E. Ullrey 549
£202.46
LUP - University of Michigan Press Animal Acts
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£23.70
Harvard University Press Millions of Monarchs Bunches of Beetles
Book SynopsisInsects may gather in modest groups, like the dozen sawfly larvae feeding on a pine needle, or they may form huge masses, like a swarm of migratory locusts or a cloud of mayflies. Why they assemble and what they get out of their associations are questions considered in this look at the group behavior and social lives of a wide array of bugs.Trade ReviewPerhaps the most striking feature of Waldbauer's delightful book is the enthusiasm with which it is written. A lifetime's involvement with what for many of us are mere pesky little critters has not dulled his pleasure in chronicling their variety or his amazement at their strangeness. He revels in the natural world. -- Derek Bickerton * New York Times Book Review *Although it was written by an entomologist...the book is not for the strictly scientifically oriented. Rather, this book reads like a compendium of insect stories, one interesting tale after another...A remarkable read. -- Marlene A. Condon * Daily Progress *Gilbert Waldbauer has addressed a broad audience to explain how and why insect aggregations occur, and to what extent these associations may involve crude co-operation and communication...Waldbauer cites a fascinating range of examples, some familiar and some not, [in] an immensely enjoyable book. A great richness of information is presented in a relaxed and accessible way without compromising the scientific complexity of some of the areas explored. Clearly intrigued by his subject and its ramifications, Waldbauer conveys his enthusiasm and love for natural history in its most catholic form with vivacity, flair and a broad brush. -- Gaden S. Robinson * Times Literary Supplement *Clear writing, a storyteller's grace and consummate mastery of his subject make entomologist Gilbert Waldbauer's Millions of Monarchs, Bunches of Beetles a fascinating incursion into the strange, fabulous and complex world of insects. As entertaining as he is informative, Waldbauer introduces us to groups of insects who use numbers to increase their chances for mating, surviving predators, overcoming prey or coping with weather...His enthusiasm for his subject is infectious, and he communicates far-reaching knowledge without resorting to jargon...[Millions of Monarchs, Bunches of Beetles] stimulates and satisfies the reader's sense of wonder. -- Lynn Harnett * Herald Sunday *Interesting facts and ideas are stacked one on top of another. This is not technical stuff: It's an entertaining, interesting book and an easy read that will be enjoyed by a wide audience. Getting food, avoiding predators, finding mates, and other matters essential to the survival of species are topics drawn out of this background of remarkable animal aggregations. A useful index and an extensive bibliography are helpful. * Science Books & Films *A delightful and informative romp with retired University of Illinois professor Gilbert Waldbauer through his favorite bug-hunting venues. Along the way, you will discover that Mr. Waldbauer has never outgrown his childlike enthusiasm for discovery--hence the title--nor his seriousness about good science--hence the publisher...Linking these two is the author's appreciation for enticing stories accumulated over a professional lifetime. He skillfully weaves eager curiosity, clear science and captivating tales to produce a compact book certain to please even the most casual observer of the world of these small creatures that creep, crawl, fly or burrow all around us. -- Fred Bortz * Dallas Morning News *Every chapter is so full of fascination, so well conveyed in clear, congenial, and precise prose, that many readers may want to audit professor Waldbauer's next course. -- Ray Olson * Booklist *The social structures formed by ants and bees are well documented. Waldbauer, however, concerns himself with the unsung insects whose simple group habits define less-organized societies. * Science News *Every chapter is so full of fascination, that many readers may want to audit professor Waldbauer's next course. The overall topic is occasionally social insects: how and why do they get together when they do? Their reasons include finding mates, species self-defense, subduing prey, going where the food is, and even controlling their own microclimates--that's why tent caterpillars make tents. Waldbauer unfolds all this buggy cooperation in absorbing accounts of particular species. -- Ray Olson * Booklist *In this, his third popularization of insect life, retired academic Waldbauer focuses on the group behavior of species less well described than ants or honeybees but no less interesting--ladybugs and locusts, mayflies and butterflies, wasps, termites, and others...Clearly a volume to satisfy idle curiosity, from a scholar and a gentleman ever ready to credit the work of colleagues, while at the same time suggesting any number of topics that future scholars might pursue to further our understanding of evolution and the survival of so many, many bugs. * Kirkus Reviews *Waldbauer's gentle but enthralling prose leads the reader to see beyond the shock of the heaving crawling mass, to glimpse beneath at the underlying biology of some of nature's most fascinating creatures. -- Richard Jones * BBC Wildlife *Gilbert Waldbauer writes to share his passion for insects. The insects of an unembellished prose style make his books accessible to the general naturalist and the specialist alike. -- W.R. Dolling * Entomologist's Monthly Magazine *
£24.26
Harvard University Press Chimpanzee and Red Colobus
Book SynopsisTaking us to Gombe National Park in Tanzania, a place made famous by Jane Goodall's studies, the book offers a close look at how predation by wild chimpanzeesobservable in the park as nowhere elsehas influenced the behavior, ecology, and demography of a population of red colobus monkeys.Trade ReviewExcellent. An important study of the relationship between chimpanzees and their prey. -- Jane GoodallA detailed, but entertaining analysis of the evolutionary whys, behavioural ecology wherefores and natural history hows of a fascinating predator-prey system. Suitable for undergraduates and above, the wealth of detail makes it hard to believe that, until two decades ago, chimps were thought of as entirely peaceful vegetarians. Just read Craig Stanford's Chimpanzee and Red Colobus to discover how wrong we all were. * New Scientist *This is a thorough and comprehensive analysis of the predator-prey relationship between chimpanzees and red colobus monkeys in Gombe National Park, Tanzania. While researchers generally focus on predation from the point of view of the hunter, Craig Stanford is unique on addressing predation from the point of view of both predator and prey...This is an excellent reference manual on chimpanzees as hunters and their impact on the behaviour, ecology and demography of their prey. It is clearly written and well organised, and the latest chapter provides a concise and comprehensive summary-conclusion. Figures and tables are easy to follow and, together with the text, reveal the meticulous detail in which the author addressed the questions of interest. This is an important contribution to primatology. -- Jennifer Scott * Biologist *[Chimpanzee and Red Colobus is a ] study of how the predation of wild chimps influences and shapes the behaviour and ecology of a group of red colobus monkeys, offering clues as to how early humans may have lived. * BBC Wildlife *Table of ContentsPrimates as predators and as prey; an African forest; the hunters; chimpanzees as predators; red colobus monkeys as prey; before the attack; confrontation; the impact of predation; why do chimpanzees hunt?; predation and primate social systems; conclusion; appendices - additional data on predator-prey ecology.
£30.56
Harvard University Press More than Kin and Less than Kind
Book SynopsisSibling rivalry and intergenerational conflict are not limited to humans. Among seals and piglets, storks and burying beetles, in bird nests and beehives, family conflicts can be deadly serious, determining who will survive and who will perish. Mock tells us what scientists have learned about this disturbing side of family dynamics in the nature.Trade ReviewSiblings and parents do some very strange and dramatic things to one another. In this fine book about a fascinating subject, Doug Mock, one of the top researchers in this field, explains why. These widespread features of the animal kingdom originally puzzled biologists but no longer for reasons that Mock makes clear. -- John Alcock, Arizona State UniversityThe world of animal behavior is full of many fascinating and varied phenomena. Few are more difficult to reconcile than outright cruelty among relatives. More than Kin and Less than Kind shows us how to understand the forces that can at once break up and help to stabilize family groups. It is must reading for all students of behavior. I couldn’t put it down. -- Marc Bekoff, University of Colorado, author of Minding Animals and, with Jane Goodall, The Ten TrustsThose fond of intoning piously that a biological universal is support and loyalty to one’s family members may want to rethink their position. Doug Mock has many grim tales to tell about family dynamics in species that make the Simpsons look like the Brady Bunch. But the book is much more than the natural history of family dysfunction; it is a model of how behavioral ecology can and should be done. This is a gripping read. Just don’t take the book to family reunions. -- Marlene Zuk, University of California, Riverside, author of Sexual Selections: What We Can and Can’t Learn about Sex from AnimalsMock has a lively and engaging style, and the skill to explain complex ideas from kin selection and related fields intelligibly without being patronizing...Mock has done a superb job in bringing a large area of contemporary behavioural ecology to both a biological and a general audience...It deserves to be read by everyone interested in the evolution of family life. -- Charles Godfray * Nature *As Mock shows, storks, pigs, seals, and other creatures give people a run for their money when it comes to competition. Within families at least, people are usually less aggressive and perhaps more shrewd than animals in getting what they want, but all the species Mock examines are competitive when it comes to fulfilling needs and desires...Mock considers...aspects of the family dynamic through a wealth of scientific studies and anecdotal evidence as he redefines the evolutionary limits of selfishness among species. * Science News *Through the use of splendid examples, from rosewood pollen to penguins to premedical students, this well-written and entertaining book provides an excellent introduction to the evolution of family conflict...[Mock] details the theory and natural history of sibling rivalry across a broad sweep of animals and plants to illustrate ways in which the simple mathematical relationship called Hamilton's rule links the benefits and costs of seemingly altruistic or selfish behavior to the degree of relatedness between individuals. Countless examples display what scientists have learned about family strife in the natural world by documenting how the powerful forces of cooperation and competition shape all interactions in the family arena, and can turn close kin into deadly rivals. -- K. A. Campbell * Choice *Douglas Mock's engaging volume assimilates the vast literature on altruism but concentrates on the more traditional analysis of conflict...Mock's monograph demonstrates triumphantly that field studies are still a vibrant part of evolutionary biology. He is equally entertaining about his own field studies and those of others engaged in testing in the field the models of theoretical evolutionary biology...Mock's is one of those soughtafter books in science, a work of popularisation and a thoughtful synthesis of an important discipline. -- W. F. Bynum * Times Higher Education Supplement *Table of ContentsPrologue 1. In a Family Way 2. The Problem with Sex 3. Nursery Life with Attitude 4. The Trouble with Parents 5. Raising Cain 6. Killing Me Softly 7. Parenting in an Uncertain World 8. The Ultimate Food-Fight 9. Gambling with Children 10. Beggars, Cheats, and Bad Fruit 11. Silly Squabbles and Serious Sabotage 12. Parent-Offspring Conflict Revisited 13. Till Death Do Us Part 14. Upgrading the Kids 15. Together Again Epilogue Notes Works Cited Acknowledgments Index
£24.26
CABI Publishing Development of Brain and Behaviour in the Chicken
Book SynopsisAs a model organism, the chick has provided valuable insights into broad issues of development in higher animals. The complex interactions between genetic, hormonal and environmental factors which occur in the developing chick provide a potent argument against unitary causal explanations for differences in behaviour. Study of the behaviour of the chick is also relevant to poultry science and the welfare of domesticated birds. This book reviews research on the development of brain and behaviour in the chick and juxtaposes this with similar work on other avian and, to a lesser extent, mammalian species. It begins by outlining the developmental stages of the chick embryo, including the effects of environmental stimulation. Behaviour and the neurochemistry of development and memory formation in the posthatching period are then discussed. The transitions that occur during the first two to three weeks of posthatching life are described, particularly in terms of changing hemispheric dominanceTable of Contents1: Development of brain and behaviour before hatching 2: Development of the central nervous system and activity patterns 3: Hatching 4: Development of the sensory systems 5: Environmental influences on development of the embryo 6: Tactile and vestibular stimulation 7: Auditory stimulation 8: Visual stimulation 9: Other factors that may influence development of the embryo 10: Intersensory stimulation during development 11: Early learning after hatching 12: Filial imprinting 13: Sexual imprinting 14: Fear behaviour 15: Alarm calling 16: Learning to feed 17: Social hierarchies in young chicks 18: Sleep 19: Cycles of Behaviour 20: Brain development after hatching 21: Asymmetrical development of the forebrain hemispheres 22: Cellular and molecular correlates of memory formation 23: Development of the commissures and decussations 24: Maturation of synapses 25: Behavioural transitions in early posthatching life 26: Transitions in general behaviour 27: Transitions in fear behaviour 28: Transitions in behaviours related to feeding 29: Transitions in eye and ear use 30: Summary of the rapid transition phases of development 31: Transitions into adult behaviour 32: Comparison with development in other species 33: Comparison to other avian species 34: Comparison to mammalian species 35: Can a brain be domesticated? 36: Cognitive abilities of birds 37: Issues of animal welfare
£122.62
CABI Publishing Behaviour of Cattle
Book SynopsisIn recent years there has been an increasing interest in the topic of farm animal behaviour. This is partly an academic interest on the part of behavioural and animal scientists, but also stems from the more applied aspects of the subject as it relates to animal welfare. It is also now better appreciated that behaviour and welfare of animals have a significant impact on health and production. This book provides a thorough review of our knowledge of cattle behaviour and how this can contribute to improve the care, management and well-being of cattle. Examples are drawn from around the world, and while there is some emphasis on dairy cattle, mention is made of beef, dual-purpose or draught cattle where appropriate. All of the key topics such as social, reproductive and feeding behaviour are covered with thorough reviews of the research literature. The book represents a valuable work for advanced students and research workers in animal, dairy and veterinary sciences, as well as zoologistsTable of Contents1: Origin, evolutionary history and domestication of cattle 2: Maintenance behaviour 3: Social behaviour 4: Reproductive behaviour 5: Feeding behaviour 6: Maternal and calf behaviour and management 7: Behavioural responses to management systems 8: Human-cattle interactions 9: Training of cattle 10: Behavioural problems and solutions
£122.62
CABI Publishing Social Behaviour in Farm Animals
Book SynopsisAn understanding of social behaviour is increasingly necessary in farm animal husbandry as more animals are housed in groups rather than in individual stalls or pens. There may be economic or welfare reasons for such housing. This book is the first to specifically address this important subject. The chapters fall into three broad subject areas: concepts in social behaviour; species specific chapters; current issues. Authors include leading experts from Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand.- Animal welfare/behaviour issues are becoming increasingly important- Combines theoretical and practical details about the social behaviour of our most common farm species- Written by leading experts from around the worldTable of Contents1: Introduction Part I: Concepts in social behaviour 2: Living in groups: An evolutionary perspective, M Mendl and S Held, Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol 3: Group life, C Lindberg, Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol 4: Parent behaviour, P Jensen, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 5: The evolution and domestication of social behaviour, W R Stricklin, Department of Animal & Avian Sciences, University of Maryland Part II: The social behaviour of domestic species 6: The social behaviour of cattle, M F Bouissou, INRA, Nouzilly, France, et al 7: The social behaviour of pigs, H W Gonyou, Prairie Swine Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada 8: Social behaviour of domestic birds, J Mench, Department of Animal Science, University of California and L Keeling 9: The social behaviour of sheep, A Fisher and L Matthews, AgResearch, Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand 10: The social behaviour of horses, N Waran, Institute of Ecology & Resource Management, University of Edinburgh 11: Social behaviour of fish, E Brännäs, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umea Part III: Contemporary topics in social behaviour 12: Breaking social bonds, R Newberry Washington State University and J Swanson, Kansas State University, USA 13: Individual differences and personality, H Erhard, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen and W Schouten, Wageningen University, The Netherlands 14: People as social actors in the world of farm animals, J Rushen, Agricultural & Agri-Food Canada, Lennoxville, Canada, et al 15: Social cognition of farm animals, S Millman, Humane Society of the US, Washington DC and I Duncan, Department of Animal & Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Canada
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CABI Publishing Encyclopedia of Applied Animal Behaviour and
Book SynopsisWelfare research has established a range of scientific indicators of stress, welfare and suffering in animals that can be applied to all aspects of improving their welfare through good housing and management, and the topic continues to grow in importance among both professionals and the public.The practical focus of this authoritative, comprehensive encyclopedia aims to promote the understanding and improvement of animals' behaviour without compromising welfare. Under the editorial direction of Professor Daniel Mills, the UK's first specialist in veterinary behavioural medicine, over 180 international experts have contributed a wealth of fully cross-referenced entries from concise definitions to detailed short essays on biological, practical, clinical and ethical aspects of behaviour and welfare in domestic, exotic, companion and zoo animals.Table of Contents1: Abandoned Animals 2: Breeding 3: Central Nervous System 4: Confinement 5: Dominance 6: Environment 7: Feeding 8: Grazing Behaviour 9: Hierarchy 10: Immune Systems 11: Laying Hen Housing 12: Maternal Behaviour 13: Nursing 14: Operant Tests 15: Parental Behaviour 16: Rearing Environment 17: Sexual Behaviour 18: Slaughter 19: Transport 20: Ultrasound 21: Vision 22: Wildlife Management 23: Zoo
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Dynamics of Large Herbivore Populations in
Book SynopsisThis book aims to reconcile theoretical models of population dynamics with what is currently known about the population dynamics of large mammalian herbivores. It arose from a working group established at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis at the University of California, Santa Barbara, to address the need for models that better accommodate environmental variability, especially for herbivores dependent on changing vegetation resources. The initial chapter reviews findings from definitive long-term studies of certain other ungulate populations, many based on individually identifiable animals. Other chapters cover climatic influences, emphasising temperate versus tropical contrasts, and demographic processes underlying population dynamics, more generally. There are new assessments of irruptive population dynamics, and of the consequences of landscape heterogeneity for herbivore populations. An initial review of candidate population models is followed up by a final Trade Review"It is well written and provides extensively researched examples. Surprisingly, it is a relatively short book of only 201 pages." (African Journal of Range & Forage Science, 2011) Table of ContentsContributors Preface 1 Definitive case studies Norman Owen-Smith and Jason P. Marshal 1.1 Red deer on Rum 1.2 Soay sheep on Hirta 1.3 Roe deer in France 1.4 Bighorn sheep in Alberta 1.5 Kudu in Kruger 1.6 Wildebeest in Serengeti 1.7 Moose on Isle Royale 1.8 Elk in North Yellowstone 1.9 Overview Acknowledgments References 2 The suite of population models Norman Owen-Smith 2.1 Models of density dependence 2.2 Autoregressive time-series models 2.3 Age- or stage-structured models 2.4 Trophic interaction models 2.5 Physiological or metaphysiological models 2.6 Models accommodating spatial structure 2.7 Individual-based models 2.8 Overview Acknowledgments References 3 Climatic influences: temperate–tropical contrasts Norman Owen-Smith 3.1 Temperate environments 3.2 Tropical and subtropical environments 3.3 Effects of predation and hunting 3.4 Overall assessment Acknowledgments References 4 Demographic processes: lessons from long-term, individual-based studies Jean-Michel Gaillard, Tim Coulson and Marco Festa-Bianchet 4.1 Life history of large herbivores: a brief review 4.2 Differential contributions of demographic parameters to population growth 4.3 Climatic variation, density-dependence,andindividual variability 4.4 Conclusions:howcanfutureanalysesof largeherbivoredemography deal with complex demographic processes? Acknowledgments References 5 Irruptive dynamics and vegetation interactions John E. Gross, Iain J. Gordon and Norman Owen-Smith 5.1 Models of herbivore–vegetation interactions 5.2 Examples of irruptive dynamics 5.3 Effects of irruptions on vegetation 5.4 Changing perspectives 5.5 Synthesis 5.6 Implications for conservation and management Acknowledgments References 6 How does landscape heterogeneity shape dynamics of large herbivore populations? N. Thompson Hobbs and Iain J. Gordon 6.1 What is spatial heterogeneity? 6.2 How does spatial heterogeneity influence ungulate population dynamics? 6.3 Mechanisms explaining the influence of spatial heterogeneity on population dynamics 6.4 Influences from high-quality resources 6.5 Influences from buffer resources 6.6 Global change and access to heterogeneity by large herbivores 6.7 Conclusions: the importance of spatial context for population dynamics Acknowledgments References 7 Towards an ecology of population dynamics Norman Owen-Smith 7.1 Phenomenological descriptors 7.2 Time series elaborations 7.3 Environmental structure 7.4 Population structure 7.5 Adaptive responses and environmental contexts 7.6 Summary and conclusions Acknowledgments References Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Fish Cognition and Behavior
Book SynopsisIn the second edition of this fascinating book an international team of experts have been brought together to explore all major areas of fish learning, including: Foraging skills Predator recognition Social organisation and learning Welfare and pain Three new chapters covering fish personality, lateralisation, and fish cognition and fish welfare, have been added to this fully revised and expanded second edition. Fish Cognition and Behavior, Second Edition contains essential information for all fish biologists and animal behaviorists and contains much new information of commercial importance for fisheries managers and aquaculture personnel. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where biological sciences, fisheries and aquaculture are studied and taught will find it an important addition to their shelves.Trade Review“With the inclusion of new aspects and the update of the content of the first edition this book is a must for all researchers in the field of fish behaviour and interaction.” (Bulletin of Fish Biology, 1 October 2011) “Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.” (Choice, 1 March 2012)Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements xv Series Foreword xvi List of Contributors xix 1 Fish Cognition and Behaviour 1 Brown, Laland and Krause 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Contents of this book 3 References 9 2 Learning of Foraging Skills by Fish 10 Warburton and Hughes 2.1 Introduction 10 2.2 Some factors affecting the learning process 12 2.2.1 Reinforcement 12 2.2.2 Drive 12 2.2.3 Stimulus attractiveness 12 2.2.4 Exploration and sampling 14 2.2.5 Attention and simple association 14 2.2.6 Cognition 15 2.2.7 Memory systems and skill transfer 18 2.3 Patch use and probability matching 19 2.4 Performance 21 2.5 Tracking environmental variation 23 2.6 Competition 26 2.7 Learning and fish feeding: some applications 27 2.8 Conclusions 27 Acknowledgements 28 References 29 3 Learned Defences and Counterdefences in Predator–Prey Interactions 36 Kelley and Magurran 3.1 Introduction 36 3.2 The predator–prey sequence 38 3.2.1 Encounter 39 3.2.1.1 Avoiding dangerous habitats 39 3.2.1.2 Changing activity patterns 40 3.2.2 Detection 41 3.2.2.1 Crypsis 42 3.2.2.2 Sensory perception 42 3.2.3 Recognition 43 3.2.3.1 Associative learning 43 3.2.3.2 Learning specificity 44 3.2.3.3 Search images 45 3.2.3.4 Aposematism and mimicry 46 3.2.4 Approach 47 3.2.4.1 Pursuit deterrence 47 3.2.4.2 Gaining information about the predator 47 3.2.4.3 Social learning 47 3.2.4.4 Habituation 49 3.2.5 Evasion 49 3.2.5.1 Reactive distance and escape speed and trajectory 50 3.2.5.2 Survival benefits/capture success 50 3.3 Summary and discussion 51 Acknowledgements 52 References 53 4 Learning about Danger: Chemical Alarm Cues and Threat-Sensitive Assessment of Predation Risk by Fishes 59 Brown, Ferrari and Chivers 4.1 Introduction 59 4.2 Chemosensory cues as sources of information 60 4.2.1 Learning, innate responses and neophobia 60 4.2.2 Learned predator recognition through conditioning with alarm cues 62 4.3 Variable predation risk and flexible learning 62 4.3.1 Assessing risk in time 64 4.3.2 Sensory complementation and threat-sensitive learning 65 4.4 Generalisation of risk 66 4.4.1 Generalising of predator cues 66 4.4.2 Generalisation of non-predator cues 67 4.5 Predator recognition continuum hypothesis 68 4.5.1 Ecological selection for innate versus learned recognition of predators 69 4.5.2 Ecological selection for generalised learning 69 4.6 Retention: the forgotten component of learning 70 4.7 Conservation, management and learning 72 4.7.1 Conditioning predator recognition skills 72 4.7.2 Anthropogenic constraints 73 4.7.3 Field-based studies 73 4.8 Conclusions 74 Acknowledgements 74 References 74 5 Learning and Mate Choice 81 Witte and Nöbel 5.1 Introduction 81 5.2 Sexual imprinting 82 5.2.1 Does sexual imprinting promote sympatric speciation in fishes? 82 5.3 Learning after reaching maturity 83 5.4 Eavesdropping 84 5.4.1 Eavesdropping and mate choice 84 5.4.2 Benefits of eavesdropping 84 5.4.3 The audience effect 85 5.5 Mate-choice copying 87 5.5.1 Mate-choice copying – first experimental evidence and consequence 88 5.5.2 Mate-choice copying – evidence from the wild 89 5.5.3 Mate-choice copying when living in sympatry or allopatry 91 5.5.4 Mate-choice copying – the role of the early environment 92 5.5.5 Quality of the model fish 93 5.6 Social mate preferences overriding genetic preferences 94 5.6.1 Indications from guppies 94 5.6.2 Indications from sailfin mollies 95 5.7 Cultural evolution through mate-choice copying 96 5.8 Does mate-choice copying support the evolution of a novel male trait? 96 5.8.1 Theoretical approaches 97 5.8.2 Experimental approaches 98 5.9 Is mate-choice copying an adaptive mate-choice strategy? 99 5.9.1 Benefits of mate-choice copying 99 5.9.2 Costs of mate-choice copying 100 5.10 Outlook 101 5.11 Conclusions 102 References 102 6 Aggressive Behaviour in Fish: Integrating Information about Contest Costs 108 Hsu, Earley and Wolf 6.1 Introduction 108 6.2 Information about resource value 110 6.3 Information about contest costs 110 6.3.1 Assessing fighting ability 111 6.3.2 Information from past contests 113 6.3.2.1 Winner and loser effects 113 6.3.2.2 Individual recognition 117 6.3.2.3 Social eavesdropping 117 6.3.3 Integrating different types of cost-related information 118 6.4 Physiological mechanisms 119 6.5 Conclusions and future directions 126 Acknowledgements 128 References 128 7 Personality Traits and Behaviour 135 Budaev and Brown 7.1 Introduction 135 7.2 Observation and description of personality 137 7.2.1 Current terminology 137 7.2.1.1 Shyness–boldness 138 7.2.1.2 Coping styles 140 7.2.1.3 Behavioural syndromes 140 7.2.2 Objectivity 140 7.2.3 Labelling personality traits; construct validity 142 7.2.4 Objective and subjective measurements of personality 142 7.2.5 Modern terminology and statistical approaches 145 7.3 Proximate causation 146 7.4 Ontogeny and experience 149 7.5 Is personality adaptive? 150 7.5.1 Frequency- and density-dependent selection 150 7.5.2 State-dependent models 151 7.6 Evolution 153 7.7 Wider implications 155 7.7.1 Fish production and reproduction 155 7.7.2 Personality and population dynamics 155 7.8 Conclusions 156 Acknowledgements 157 References 157 8 The Role of Learning in Fish Orientation 166 Odling-Smee, Simpson and Braithwaite 8.1 Introduction 166 8.2 Why keep track of location? 166 8.3 The use of learning and memory in orientation 167 8.4 Learning about landmarks 168 8.5 Compass orientation 171 8.6 Water movements 172 8.7 Inertial guidance and internal ‘clocks’ 173 8.8 Social cues 174 8.9 How flexible is orientation behaviour? 174 8.9.1 When to learn? 174 8.9.2 What to learn? 175 8.9.3 Spatial learning capacity 176 8.10 Salmon homing – a case study 177 8.11 Conclusion 179 Acknowledgements 179 References 180 9 Social Recognition of Conspecifics 186 Griffiths and Ward 9.1 Introduction 186 9.2 Recognition of familiars 186 9.2.1 Laboratory studies of familiarity 187 9.2.2 Mechanisms of familiarity recognition 187 9.2.3 Functions of associating with familiar fish 191 9.2.4 Familiarity in free-ranging fishes 194 9.2.5 Determinants of familiarity 195 9.3 Familiarity or kin recognition? 196 9.3.1 Kin recognition theory 196 9.3.2 Evidence for kin recognition from laboratory studies 200 9.3.3 Advantages of kin discrimination 201 9.3.4 Kin association in the wild 201 9.3.5 Explaining the discrepancies between laboratory and field 203 9.3.6 Kin avoidance 205 9.4 Conclusion 206 References 207 10 Social Organisation and Information Transfer in Schooling Fish 217 Ioannou, Couzin, James, Croft and Krause 10.1 Introduction 217 10.2 Collective motion 218 10.3 Emergent collective motion in the absence of external stimuli 219 10.4 Response to internal state and external stimuli: Information processing within schools 220 10.4.1 Collective response to predators 220 10.4.2 Mechanisms and feedback in information transfer 222 10.4.3 Information transfer during group foraging and migration 225 10.5 Informational status, leadership and collective decision-making in fish schools 225 10.6 The structure of fish schools and populations 227 10.7 Social networks and individual identities 229 10.8 Community structure in social networks 232 10.9 Conclusions and future directions 233 Acknowledgements 234 References 234 11 Social Learning in Fishes 240 Brown and Laland 11.1 Introduction 240 11.2 Antipredator behaviour 241 11.3 Migration and orientation 244 11.4 Foraging 247 11.5 Mate choice 248 11.6 Aggression 249 11.7 Trade-offs in reliance on social and asocial sources of information 250 11.8 Concluding remarks 252 Acknowledgements 252 References 252 12 Cooperation and Cognition in Fishes 258 Alfieri and Dugatkin 12.1 Introduction 258 12.2 Why study cooperation in fishes? 259 12.3 Cooperation and its categories 261 12.3.1 Category 1 – kin selection 261 12.3.1.1 Cognition and kin selection 261 12.3.1.2 Example of kin selected cooperation: Cooperative breeding 262 12.3.1.3 Example of kin selected cooperation: Conditional territory defence 262 12.3.2 Category 2 – reciprocity 263 12.3.2.1 Cognition and reciprocity 264 12.3.2.2 Example of reciprocity: Egg trading 265 12.3.2.3 Example of reciprocity: Predator inspection 266 12.3.2.4 Example of reciprocity: Interspecific cleaning behaviour 267 12.3.3 Category 3 – by-product mutualism 268 12.3.3.1 Cognition and by-product mutualism 268 12.3.3.2 Example of by-product mutualism: Cooperative foraging 269 12.3.4 Category 4 – trait group selection 270 12.3.4.1 Cognition and trait group selection 270 12.3.4.2 Example of trait group selected cooperation: Predator inspection 270 12.4 Conclusion 271 Acknowledgements 272 References 272 13 Machiavellian Intelligence in Fishes 277 Bshary 13.1 Introduction 277 13.2 Evidence for functional aspects of Machiavellian intelligence 279 13.2.1 Information gathering about relationships between other group members 279 13.2.2 Predator inspection 280 13.2.3 Group-living cichlids 281 13.2.4 Machiavellian intelligence in cleaning mutualisms 283 13.2.4.1 Categorisation and individual recognition of clients 283 13.2.4.2 Building up relationships between cleaners and resident clients 284 13.2.4.3 Use of tactile stimulation by cleaners to manipulate client decisions and reconcile after conflicts 284 13.2.4.4 Audience effects in response to image scoring and tactical deception 285 13.2.4.5 Punishment by males during pair inspections 285 13.3 Evidence for cognitive mechanisms in fishes 286 13.3.1 What cognitive abilities might cleaners need to deal with their clients? 286 13.3.2 Other cognitive mechanisms 287 13.4 Discussion 288 13.4.1 Future avenues I: How Machiavellian is fish behaviour? 289 13.4.2 Future avenues II: Relating Machiavellian-type behaviour to brain size evolution 290 13.4.3 Extending the Machiavellian intelligence hypothesis to general social intelligence 291 Acknowledgements 291 References 291 14 Lateralization of Cognitive Functions in Fish 298 Bisazza and Brown 14.1 Introduction 298 14.2 Lateralized functions in fish 300 14.2.1 Antipredator behavior 300 14.2.1.1 Predator inspection 301 14.2.1.2 Predator evasion 302 14.2.1.3 Fast escape response 303 14.2.2 Mating behavior 304 14.2.3 Aggression 304 14.2.4 Shoaling and social recognition 304 14.2.5 Foraging behavior 306 14.2.6 Exploration and response to novelty 306 14.2.7 Homing and spatial abilities 307 14.2.8 Communication 307 14.3 Individual differences in lateralization 308 14.3.1 Hereditary basis of lateralization 308 14.3.2 Sex differences in lateralization 309 14.3.3 Environmental factors influencing development of lateralization 310 14.3.4 Lateralization and personality 311 14.4 Ecological consequences of lateralization of cognitive functions 312 14.4.1 Selective advantages of cerebral lateralization 312 14.4.2 Costs of cerebral lateralization 314 14.4.3 Maintenance of intraspecific variability in the degree of lateralization 316 14.4.4 Evolutionary significance of population biases in laterality 316 14.5 Summary and future research 317 Acknowledgements 318 References 319 15 Brain and Cognition in Teleost Fish 325 Broglio, Gómez, Durán, Salas and Rodríguez 15.1 Introduction 325 15.2 Classical conditioning 327 15.2.1 Delay motor classical conditioning and teleost fish cerebellum 328 15.2.2 Role of the teleost cerebellum and telencephalic pallium in trace motor classical conditioning 330 15.3 Emotional learning 331 15.3.1 Role of the medial pallium in avoidance conditioning and taste aversion learning 332 15.3.2 Teleost cerebellum and fear conditioning 334 15.4 Spatial cognition 336 15.4.1 Allocentric spatial memory representations in teleost fishes 337 15.4.2 Role of the teleost telencephalon in egocentric and allocentric spatial navigation 340 15.4.3 Map-like memories and hippocampal pallium in teleost fishes 345 15.4.4 Neural mechanisms for egocentric spatial orientation 347 15.5 Concluding remarks 349 Acknowledgements 350 References 350 16 Fish Behaviour, Learning, Aquaculture and Fisheries 359 Fernö, Huse, Jakobsen, Kristiansen and Nilsson 16.1 Fish learning skills in the human world 359 16.2 Fisheries 362 16.2.1 Spatial dynamics 362 16.2.1.1 Learning skills and movement 362 16.2.1.2 Social learning of migration pattern 363 16.2.1.3 Implications of learning for fisheries management 366 16.2.2 Fish capture 367 16.2.2.1 Natural variations in spatial distribution and behaviour 369 16.2.2.2 Avoidance and attraction before fishing 369 16.2.2.3 Before physical contact with the gear 369 16.2.2.4 After physical contact with the gear 371 16.2.2.5 Behaviour after escaping the gear and long-term consequences 372 16.2.3 Abundance estimation 374 16.3 Aquaculture 375 16.3.1 Ontogeny 375 16.3.2 Habituation, conditioning and anticipation 376 16.3.3 Pavlovian learning – delay and trace conditioning 378 16.3.4 Potential use of reward conditioning in aquaculture 379 16.3.5 Operant learning 382 16.3.6 Individual decisions and collective behaviour 383 16.4 Stock enhancement and sea-ranching 384 16.5 Escapees from aquaculture 388 16.6 Capture-based aquaculture 389 16.7 Conclusions and perspectives 389 Acknowledgements 391 References 391 17 Cognition and Welfare 405 Sneddon 17.1 Introduction 405 17.1.1 Fish welfare 406 17.1.2 Preference and avoidance testing 407 17.1.3 Behavioural flexibility and intraspecific variation 408 17.2 What is welfare? 408 17.2.1 Sentience and consciousness 409 17.2.2 Cognition and welfare 410 17.3 What fishes want 410 17.3.1 Preference tests 411 17.3.1.1 Physical habitat 411 17.3.1.2 Breeding 413 17.3.1.3 Diet 413 17.3.1.4 Social interactions 414 17.4 What fishes do not want 416 17.5 Pain and fear in fish 417 17.6 Personality in fish 420 17.7 Wider implications for the use of fish 420 17.7.1 Aquaculture 421 17.7.2 Fisheries 425 17.7.3 Recreational fishing 425 17.7.4 Research 426 17.7.5 Companion fish 427 17.8 Conclusion 427 Acknowledgements 429 References 429 Species List 435 Index 443
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Purdue University Press Teaming With Your Therapy Dog
Book SynopsisToday’s therapy dog handlers recognize the need to be teammates with their dogs, not just supervisors. Teaming with one’s dog involves unobtrusively providing physical and emotional support as well as respectful guidance in what to do. Being a teammate requires attention to the handler’s behavior, not just the dog’s. This book reminds all handlers that being conscious of what they do with their dogs increases the effectiveness of therapy visits as well as providing a more rewarding experience for all involved.Written by a nationally famous practitioner with decades of real-world experience, the book introduces the “STEPs of Teamwork” and how those STEPs fit with a Therapy Dog’s Bill of Rights. These general principles free handlers to apply them in their own way to their therapy dog’s individual personality and work. As the author writes, “The book explores a way of being conscious of what you do with and to your therapy dog to support him in his work. It describes functional principles of behavior you can learn and use immediately, either together as a package or independently.” Using an exciting new methodology, the author guides readers to deepen their relationship with their dogs by acting consciously and respectfully.
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Springer International Publishing AG Relational Frame Theory: Made Simple
Book SynopsisRelational Frame Theory: What is it? Why is it important? How can I use it? This book dispels the confusion surrounding Relational Frame Theory and provides an easy-to-understand briefing of Relational Frame Theory and its’ components, with examples to enhance and ease understanding. Recent research has indicated that Relational Frame Theory may form the cornerstone of language and intelligence and this textbook integrates this information into an easily digestible format, considering the importance of each relational frame from coordination to analogy. Relational Frame Theory provides a potentially useful framework for teaching language and academic skills and the current textbook provides some examples of how to do this and offers some considerations for future research in this area. This book makes Relational Frame Theory easy to understand and, unlike previous books, assumes no prior knowledge of the theory amongst readers and clarifies some of the jargon used within this body of work. This book provides the most up-to-date outline of previous work within Relational Frame Theory and gives an overview of how this theory could be applied within psychology. To date, no previous book has attempted to integrate research, application and an easy-to-understand overview of the theory together – this book aims to integrate all of these aspects into one easily comprehensible guide. The current textbook is aimed towards graduate students and practitioners of applied behavior analysis. Given the proposed changes to the Behavior Analysis Certification Board which will focus more on Relational Frame Theory than in the past, a book of this nature will be helpful for those pursuing certification and may also be helpful for use within the applied field. Table of ContentsForeword Preface – An overview of how this book has come to fruition and the people that helped to realise it. Chapter 1: The World of Psychology Before Relational Frame Theory Author: Teresa Mulhern This chapter provides an overview of how behavioural psychology attempted (and failed) to provide an account of language and cognition and gives an account of the conflict between psychologists Noam Chomsky and Burrhuus F. Skinner on this topic. It provides a context for why Relational Frame Theory was needed and exactly what came before it. Chapter 2: What is Relational Frame Theory? Author: Teresa Mulhern This chapter outlines the components of relational frame theory and clarifies a number of terms, including mutual entailment, combinatorial entailment etc. with the use of examples. This chapter also outlines how relational frame theory addresses the issues outlined by Chomsky and Skinner. Ends with a brief outline of the various relational frames that exist. Chapter 3: Relational Frames of Coordination and Sameness Author: Teresa Mulhern This chapter provides an outline of what the relational frame of coordination (or sameness) looks like and provides information regarding the contextual cues for this frame. The chapter provides an overview of work in this area and gives a basic account of how you would apply this as a practitioner with illustrations to clarify points. Chapter 4: Relational Frames of Opposition and Distinction Author: Teresa Mulhern This chapter clarifies what is meant by relational frames of opposition and distinction using examples from real life (e.g., Sesame Street’s “One of these things is not like the other”). Work in the field of Relational Frame Theory is outlined in addition to examples of how to facilitate this behavioural repertoire. Chapter 5: The Relational Frame of Comparison Author: Teresa Mulhern This chapter outlines what may be the most extensive relational frame – comparison which includes understandings of “more than”, “less than”, “bigger than”, “smaller than”. This frame may form the basis of a number of important academic skills. Previous work in this area is simplified and examples are provided in order to give a context as to how to employ this in both applied work and research. Chapter 6: The Relational Frame of Temporality Author: Teresa Mulhern This chapter outlines the importance of the relational frame of temporality (i.e., before and after) and provides an overview of some of the work in this area. The chapter also outlines some suggestions for future work in this area and provides some suggestions for applications of this relational frame within applied settings. Chapter 7: The Relational Frames of Containment and Hierarchy Author: Teresa Mulhern This chapter provides a summary of the importance of the relational frames of containment and hierarchy and outlines research within the area. Suggestions for future research and applications of this work are also outlined. This is a burgeoning area of research within the applied field and details of the impact of teaching in the area of developmental disabilities are also provided. Chapter 8: Analogy: Relating Relations Author: Elle B. Kirsten Analogy is a complex skill and is often used within assessment tools to determine intelligence. Relational Frame Theorists posit that the ability to engage in analogical reasoning involves a complex combination of relational framing abilities – namely, the ability to relate relations. This chapter provides an overview of analogy, with examples to clarify this concept. The importance of this skill to both research and applied work is also outlined with some examples for work. Chapter 9: Relational Frame Theory and Language Author: Teresa Mulhern Relational Frame Theorists have long contended that a relational framing repertoire is paramount to language ability. This chapter provides an overview of work in this area that supports this view and offers some suggestions for both applied work and research. Chapter 10: Relational Frame Theory and Intelligence Author: Shane McLoughlin What is intelligence and how does it relate to Relational Frame Theory? The current chapter explores this idea and further posits the question – can we increase IQ? Research in this area is compiled and discussed while suggestions for how practitioners may utilise knowledge in this area are presented. Future directions for research are also outlined.
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New India Publishing Agency Recent Trends in Animal Behaviour
Book SynopsisAnimal behavior studies are essential for various reasons, primarily in conservation, livestock and wildlife management, animal welfare, sustainable utilization of animal and human resources, and ultimately, enhancing our understanding of human behavior. Early on, these studies were mostly observational, until Lorenz, tin Bergen, and Frischs groundbreaking work catapulted the field into the Nobel laureates realm. This led to extensive research in several areas of animal behavior, including information acquisition (neuroethology) and transfer (communication), ecological aspects (habitat-related, foraging strategies, migration, predator-prey interactions, population ecology, etc.), socio-biology (parent-filial interaction, cooperation, and conflict, grouping and dispersion, social organization, etc.), reproductive strategies, evolutionary aspects (kin selection, altruism, life history strategies, etc.), physiology (behavioral endocrinology, rhythms, neurobiology), and applied behavior (conservation, animal welfare, livestock production, wildlife management, man-animal conflict, etc.).
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New India Publishing Agency Recent Trends in Animal Behaviour
Book SynopsisStudies on animal behavior are vital for several reasons most importantly in connection with conservation, livestock and wildlife management, animal welfare, sustainable use of animal and human resources, and ultimately for better understanding of human behavior. In its formative stages, behavioral studies were mostly observational till the classic work of Lorenz, tin Bergen and Frisch catapulted them into Nobel laureates. This had a cascading effect on research on animal behavior resulting in intense studies in several areas of behavior mainly information acquisition neuroethology and transfer communication,ecological aspects habital related, foraging strategies, migration, predator-prey interactions, population ecology etc., socio-biology parent-filial interaction, co-operation & conflict, grouping & dispersion, social organization etc. reproductive strategies, evolutionary aspects kin selection, altruism, life history strategies etc., physiology behavioral endocrinology, rhythms, neurobiology and applied behavior conservation, animal welfare, livestock production, wild life management, man-animal conflict etc.Table of Contents1. Biological Clocks in Bats, Mice and Humans by Chandrashekaran, M.K 2. Education Scenario in India : Need for New Concepts and Region Oriented Focus by Debjani Roy 3. Behavioral Studies on Birds and Conservation by Lalitha Vijayan 4. The Functional Organization of an Insect Society by Raghavendra Gadagkar 5. Status, Distribution, Food and Feeding of Malabar Spiny Dormouse Platacanthomys lasiurus Blyth in the Western Ghats of Kerala by E.A. Jayson & K.M. Jayahari 6. The Science and art of Monitoring Wild Tigers by Ullas Karanth, K 7. Social Cognition in Primates: From Mental Representation to Distributed Cognition by Anindya Sinha 8. Signallers and Receivers: Sensory Ecology of Acoustic Communication in Crickets by Rohini Balakrishnan 9. Recent Trends in Ethology by Juliet Vanitharani 10. Parsimony in Insects by Geetha Bali 11. Localisation of Prey by Young and Adult Indian False Vampire Bats by Raghuram, H & G. Marimuthu 12. Molecular Approaches in Behavioural Ecology by Saikat Chakraborty 13. Habitat Use and Response of Brown-hawk Owl, Ninox scutulata to the Broadcast of Conspecific Calls by Babu, S.A. & E.A. Jayson 14. Effect of Environmental Factors and Typhoon's Flooding on the Population Dynamics of Benthic Fishes in Hapen Creek of Northern Taiwan byHema Krishnakumar, Hsiung Liang, Chi-Chang Liu & Yao-Sung Lin 15. Leaf-Selection and Tent Construction by the Indian Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus sphinx Chiroptera: Pteropodidae in the Palm, Borassus flabellifer by Rajasekar, R. & K. Sripathi 16. Bat Pollination Syndromes in few Species of Plants by Thiruchenthil Nathan, P., Irulan & G. Marimuthu 17. Movement of Coconut Eriophyid Mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer on Nut Surface: A Behavioural Study by Mallik, B., J. Jayappa & H. Guruprasad 18. Account of an Architect Queen by Maulishree Agrahari & Raghavendra Gadagkar 19. Behavioural Difference and Diversity of Males and Females of two Primitively Eusocial Wasps by Ruchira Sen & R. Gadagkar 20. Activity Patterns of Grey Jungle fowl, Gallus sonneratii at Gudalur Range in Theni Forest Division, Western Ghats, Tamilnadu, South India by Ramesh, N & M.C. Sathyanarayana 21. Analysis of Route Learning Ability of Climbing Perch, Anabas testusineus by Avinash, T.P., V.V. Binoy. & K. John Thomas 22. Predator Avoidance Behaviour of Naive Juveniles of Puntius Sarana: A Freshwater Fish by J. Shiron, V.V. Binoy & K.J.Thomas 23. Influence of Hunger on Food Stocking Behaviour of Climbing Perch, Anabas testudineus by Binoy, V.V. & K. John Thomas 24. Diel Activity and Diversity of Butterflies Visiting Nectar Host Plants in Dryland-scrub Ecosystem by Jayappa, J., M.muralikrishna, Revanna Revannavar, Mahadevappa, K. Devaraj, K. Chandrashekara & A.R.V. Kumar 25. Physiology of Behaviour of White Leghorn Chick Gallus domesticus Exposed to Pesticides by Sowmini Balakrishnan 26. Finding an Appropriate Index to Construct Dominance Hierarchies in the Primitively Eusocial Wasps, Ropalidia marginata and Ropalidia cyathiformis by Alok Bang, Sujata Deshpande, A. Sumana & Raghavendra Gadagkar 27. Scent Marking by Free-Ranging Dogs Canis familiaris by S.K. Pal 28. How do Workers of the Primitively Eusocial Wasp, Ropalidia marginata Detect the Presence of their Queens? by Anindita Bhadra, Priya L. Iyer, A. Sumana, Sujata A. Deshpande, Saubhik Ghosh & Raghavendra Gadagkar 29. Transition of an Aggressive Potential Queen to a Docile Queen in the Primitively Eusocial Wasp, Ropalidia marginata by Aniruddha Mitra & Raghavendra Gadagkar 30. An Observational Study on the Behaviour of Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes in Captivity at National Zoolgical Park Delhi Zoo by Samina H. Farooqi, Satish Kumar & H.S.A. Yahya 31. Stress-induced Behavioural Changes in a Novelty Test in the Domestic Chick by Reshma Shetty & Monika Sadananda 32. A Study on the Reproductive Physiology of a Captive Pair of Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes in National Zoological Park New Delhi, by Samina H.Farooqi., H.S.A. Yahya & Iqbal Perwez 33. Expression of Red/Green Color Sensitive Opsin in Chiroptera: A Prime Report by Kanagaraj, C. & K. Emmanuvel Rajan 34. Feeding behaviour of Cardamom Shoot and Fruit Borer Conogethes punctiferalis Guanee Larvae in Laboratory by Thyagaraj, N.E., P.K. Singh & A.K. Chakravarthy 35. Species Diversity of Rodents Collected from Bamboo Flowering Areas of Mizoram and their Feeding Behaviour by Azad Thakur N.S., A.N. Shylesha & D. Kumar 36. Developmental Behaviour of Rice Hispa, Dicladispa armigera Oliver Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae in Coastal Karnataka by Vijay Kumar, L., S. U. Patil. & A. K. Chakravarthy 37. Response of Pure Silkworm, Bombyx mori L. Breeds to Feeding Methods and Feeding Sequences of Mulberry Varieties by Chinnaswamy, K.P., Changalarayappa, S. Fatima, K. Rashmi & N. Jagadish 38. Feeding Potential of Amblyseius herbicoloides Mcmurtry & Moraes Acari: Phytoseiidae on Selected Tetranychid Pest Mites by Sheeja, U.M. & N. Ramani 39. Foraging and Feeding Behavior of Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica Kerr in Wild and Cultivated Areas of Western Ghats of Karnataka by Chakravarthy, A.K., A.C. 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Springer Verlag, Singapore Lateral Asymmetry in Animals: Predator-Prey
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Springer Verlag, Singapore The Life History of the Parental Shield Bug,
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