Ethology and animal behaviour Books
The Crowood Press Ltd The Psychology of Horsemanship: Understanding the
Book SynopsisHorses are fascinating and perceptive creatures. Developing a thorough understanding of how a horse interprets the world around them and deliberately being self-aware as a rider, are the essential skills to a successful and fulfilling partnership. In The Psychology of Horsemanship, well-known equestrian author and horse expert, Claire Lilley, shares her passion and knowledge about horses and riders developed from over forty years' experience in the equestrian world, and more recently several years in the mental health profession. Divided into three sections, the book covers: Equine psychology - the horses's senses, primary responses and emotion; Training psychology - the rider's communication, training and learning from past experiences; Relational psychology - the goals, the development and the challenges faced in successful horsemanship. With high-quality photographs, diagrams and extended real-life examples, this book explores the application of psychology to the world of horses and how the understanding and evolvement of the horse-rider relationship impacts on both mental and physical development.Trade ReviewThis is a heartening exploration of ways of being with horses that are satisfying and rewarding for both horse and human. * Therapy Today *I commend to you Claire Lilley's excellent book on The Psychology of Horsemanship. -- Capt S R A Nicholls, The Blues and Royals, Riding Master * The Household Cavalry Journal *
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HarperCollins Publishers Cat Body Language: 100 Ways To Read Their Signals
Book SynopsisCat Body Language looks at all the postures cats are likely to adopt in and around the home, both with other cats and with their owners. Using the psychology of cat behaviour, it explains how a cat is likely to react in stressful situations, such as during a visit to the vet, when it is ill, and before or after a fight. All the most common behavioural traits of cats are examined in detail, from raking the dirt in the backyard and kneading their paws while being stroked to chattering their teeth at flying birds and meowing when a can of food is opened. Also included is a whole section devoted to the cat’s most expressive body part – the tail. Cat Body Language is an easy-to-use reference guide that enables cat owners to read the signals their pets are giving through their body language. Cats are often regarded as being part of the family, and this book will help readers understand more about their quiet companions.
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Smith Street Books The Dinosaur Deck
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Exisle Publishing Cats Work Like This
Book SynopsisCats Work Like This is for cat lovers who know that even after ten thousand years of living with cats, no one really has a clue what their cat is thinking. In this insider''s guide to the habits of these puzzling animals, the authors offer insights from two generations of watching their cats work. They share the sometimes hilarious and often astonishing observations on cats that have accumulated over ages, and offer some useful insights into how to understand your own cat. Though there are many famous felines, it is the day to day cat which provides the most enduring interest. Though each one''s behaviour and mannerisms are unique, we can find enough practices in common to guide you to becoming an expert in how cats work.Chapters include Habits, with an insight into how cats train you to have the right ones; and The Scientific Cat, with observations and empirical learning following the classic scientific method, as cats don''t listen well enough to be subjects in any other kind of experimentation.Learn how cats practice their values and explore what your cats know about you. Find out what cats do while you sleep, what a cat''s eyes can tell you and what there is to understand about political and & eco'' cats. With a focus on attention, emotion, cute affection, manipulation, cunning and cussedness, Cats Work Like This gives a rare insight into the workings of a cat''s elusive mind.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Behavioral Ecology of Neotropical Birds
Book SynopsisThis book covers central aspects of behavioral ecology, including sexual selection, social and genetic mating systems, cooperative breeding, brood parasitism, brood reduction, migration, personalities and communication. Over the past several years, Neotropical bird species from temperate to tropical latitudes of South America have been extensively studied, yielding valuable insights into the evolutionary mechanisms that drive their behavioral traits. In this book, international experts provide a general overview of main behavioral aspects. They also present the main findings of their work, including experimental approaches to testing the most accepted behavioral theory in their model systems. In closing, they propose new theoretical frameworks and future research directions. As such, the book provides a comprehensive and updated guide for all researchers, students and professionals whose work involves the study and management of birds across the Neotropical region. Trade Review“The present book adds new information on South American species and provides wider and sometimes contrasting interpretations of several topics. It therefore represents a useful complement to the earlier volume, and should be of wide interest to students of behavioral ecology.” (F. Gary Stiles, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 95 (3), 2020)Table of ContentsPreface 1. Social mating system divergence between north and south temperate Wrens2. Understanding variation in extra-pair paternity in birds: a focus on Neotropical birds3. Cooperative and Communal Breeding4. Sexual selection and mating systems: contributions from a Neotropical passerine model5. Brood reduction in Neotropical birds: mechanisms, patterns and insights from studies in the Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps)6. Obligate brood parasitism on Neotropical birds7. Bird migration in South America: The Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana) as a case study8. Visual and acoustic communication in Neotropical birds: diversity and evolution of signals9. A reappraisal of the fruit-taking and fruit-handling behaviors of Neotropical birds10.Perspectives on the study of field hummingbird cognition in the neotropicsIndex
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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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Springer International Publishing AG Canine Cognition and the Human Bond
Book SynopsisDogs are a valued part of millions of households worldwide. They also serve many functions in human societies from herding livestock to detecting drugs, explosives, or illegal wildlife to providing physical assistance or emotional support to those in need. Yet, in terms of behavior and cognition, dogs have only become a serious subject of scientific study in the last 20 years. Similarly, we have recently witnessed a sharp increase in studies of canine-human interaction, exploring the motivational, emotional, cognitive, physiological, and neural mechanisms of dogs on human psychology and well-being. This book is a collection of chapters stemming from the Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, which focused on Canine Cognition and the Human Bond. The primary goal of this symposium was to bring together researchers from psychology, biology, neuroscience, and anthropology to delve deeper into the canine-human bond. These chapters describe the current state of knowledge from international experts in the fields of canine cognition and canine-human interaction. Bridging these two areas can help us better understand the canine-human bond, potentially improving the lives of both dogs and people.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Of Dogs and Bonds Jeffrey R. StevensChapter 2: Biological and Hormonal Approaches to the Evolution of Human-Canine Relationships Gwendolyn Wirobski, Martina Lazzaroni, Sarah Marshall-Pescini, Friederike RangeChapter 3: Measuring the Dog Side of the Dog-Human BondJordan G. Smith and Jeffrey S. KatzChapter 4: A Dog's Life in the Human JungleAnindita BhadraChapter 5: Effects of University-Based AAIs: Conceptual Models Guiding Research on Active Treatment Components of AAIs on Stress-Related Outcomes Patricia Pendry and Alexa M. CarrChapter 6: Canine-Assisted Interventions: Insights from the B.A.R.K. Program and Future Research Directions John-Tyler Binfet
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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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PHI Learning Textbook of Animal Behaviour
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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. Girish & N.R. Prasanna Kumar 40. Feeding Behaviour of Selected Insect Predators on Sugarcane Woolly Aphid, Ceratovacuna lonigera Zehnter Homoptera: Aphididae in South Karnataka, by Muniswamy Gowda, K. N., A. K. Chakravarthy & L. Vijay Kumar 41. Magnitude of Food Preference and Consumption by Soft-furred Field Rat, Millardia meltada Gray under Laboratory Conditions by Sakthivel, P. & P. Neelanarayanan 42. Oriental Responses of Shoot and Fruit Borer, Larvae, Conogethes punctiferalis Guenee Pyralidae: Lepidoptera towards selected Plants in Laboratory by Chakravarthy, A.K., B.S. Basavaraju & E.Ganagappa 43. Foraging Behaviour of Honey Bee and its Role in Fruit Set in Cucumber by Bhat, N. S., H. S. Satish & H.M. Yashwant 44. An Inexpensive Technique for Mass Rearing of Pod Borer, Helicoverpa armigera Hubner by Shobha, A., M. Kumari & G.Bali 45. Diverse Feeding Trends in a Primitive Oribatid Mite, Archegozetes longisetosus Aoki Acari: Oribatei by Shiji, M.T. & N. Ramani 46. Prevention of Bird Damage to Maize Cobs by Shivashankar, T. 47. Biodiversity byA Biologist's Perspective by Krupanidhi, S. 48. Validation of Integrated Pest Management Modules for the Management of Shootfly in Rabi Sorghum by Balikai, R.A. 49. Mechanical Control of Red-headed Hairy Caterpillar, Amsacta albistriga in Groundnut by Ganiger, P.C. & V.T. Sannaveerappanavar 50. Bio-efficacy of Ready-mix Formulations of Insecticides Against Pigeon Pea Pod Borer Complex by Ganiger, P.C., D.W. Wadnerkar & M.Thippaiah 51. Seed Treatment as an Eco-Friendly Management Tactic for Suppression of Insect Pests in Sorghum by Balikai, R.A. 52. Eco-friendly Management of Rodent Pests Using Tanjore-bow Trap in Irrigated Rice Fields, Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu by Sakthivel, P., A. Bharathiraja & P. Neelanarayanan 53. Efficacy of Herbal Products Against Pigeon Pea Pod Borers by Nandihalli, B.S. 54. Management of Thrip Complex in Grape by Sunitha, N.D, S.B. Jagginavar, D.R. Patil & A.P. Biradar 55. Testing of Bt Products for the Management of Greater Wax Moth, Galleria mellonella L. by Vishwas, A.B. & Gavigowda 56. Bat Species Survey-An Effective Tool for Bat Conservation in Agasthiyamalai Biosphere Reserve by J Vanitharani & M U. S. 57. Relationship between Frequency of Bee Visits and Seed Set in Niger by Bhat, N. S., C.J. Nagaraja, S. Suma & A.B. Vishwas 58. Insect Biodiversity in Grape Ecosystem by Sunitha, N.D, S.B. Jagginavar, D.R. Patil & A.P. Biradar 59. Spermatophore Deposition and Sperm Transfer in an Oribatid Mite Scheloribates praeincisus interruptus Berlese Acari: Oribatei by Julie, E & N. Ramani 60. Behavioural Development of two forms of Sorghum Shoot bug, Peregrinus maidis Ashmead on Sorghum by V Kumar S.U. Patil & A.K. Chakravarthy 61. Reproductive Behaviour of Tetranychus neocaledonicus andre Acari: Tetranychidae infesting Moringa oleifera Lam by Sangeetha G. Kaimal & N. Ramani 62. Biology, Adult Emergence and Mating Behaviour of Melon Fly, Bactrocera Cucurbitae coquillett Diptera: Tephritidae by Shivayya, V., C.T. Ashok Kumar, A.K. Chakravarthy & A.H. Jayappa 63. Mating and Ovipositional Behavior of the Indian Uji Fly, Exorista bombycis Louis, a Parasitoid of the Mulberry Silkworm Bombyx mori. L by Fatima, S., C.Siddapaji, K.P.Chinnaswamy & K. Rashmi 64. Influence of Mating on the Temporal Oviposition Patterns of Helicoverpa armigera and Bombyx mori by Shobha, A. D. Manjula Kumari & Geetha Bali 65. Female Remating in Drosophila: Relationship between Frequency of Remating and Duration of Copulation by Chaya Kumari & S.R. Ramesh 66. Cold Blooded Love Behaviour in Insects and Freck Occurrence in Human Beings by M, K., M. Kanimozhi & Panjaly Ramaraj 67. Behavioural and Molecular Genetic Evidence of Mating Strategy in the Polygynous Mating Bat Cynopterus sphinx by Karuppudurai, T., N. Gopukumar & K. Sripathi 68. The Effect of Dark/Light Cycle on Mating Propensity and Productivity in Drosophila by Jyothi, H.K. & B.P. Harini 69. An Experimental Set Up to Study Mating in Captivity in the Primitively Eusocial Wasp, Ropalidia marginata by Swati Samudre, Rutuja Chitra Tarak, Ruchira Sen & Raghavendra Gadagkar 70. Dominant Deriving a Boost by Suppressing the Subordinate: A Study on a Primitively Eusocial Wasp, Ropalidia marginata by Vidhi Pareek & Raghavendra Gadagkar 71. Seasonal Variation in the Size of Nasal Gland in Two Sympatric Species of Hipposiderid Bats by Swami Doss, D.P.K. Sripathi & N. Gopukumar
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Lateral Asymmetry in Animals: Predator-Prey
Book SynopsisThis book presents the latest research findings on the laterality of fish and other animals. It describes all aspects of lateral asymmetry, including ecology, morphology, behaviour, dynamics of lefty and righty morphs, genetics and evolution, through field observations, experiments and modeling. Lateral asymmetry in scale-eating cichlids gives a simple and beautiful example of negative frequency-dependent selection and resulting oscillation of lefty and righty morph frequencies. Lateral dimorphism is found not only in scale-eaters but in all orders of fish, shrimps and cuttlefish. Lateral asymmetry interacts between species through "cross-predation." Contrary to fish, lateral asymmetry in snails acts as, in most cases, positive frequency-dependent selection and provides deep insights into speciation. Especially, snakes eating righty snails facilitate speciation of lefty snails.As a collaboration work of field ecologists and theoretical biologists, this book covers a variety of topics on lateral asymmetry, which are consistently related to predation. The topics include behavioral ecology, population dynamics, physiology, evolution, genetics, development, learning and neuroscience, statistics, with the subjects of fish, shrimp, prawn, and crayfish, crab, cuttlefish, and snake and snail. Chapters cover new research results such as cuttlefish laterality dynamics, interaction between laterality of snails and snakes, evolution of laterality genetic system, and statistical analysis of laterality oscillation. Readers will appreciate the simplicity and beauty of lateral asymmetry and its profound impact on ecology and evolution.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Laterality of Fish – Anti-symmetry in Fish Populations Maintained by the Interspecific Interaction.- Chapter 2. Universality of laterality among fish and invertebrates in aquatic communities.- Chapter 3.Predominance of Cross Predation or Parallel Predation in Fish.- Chapter 4.Behavioral laterality in the scale-eating cichlid fish: detailed movement, development, and neuronal mechanisms.- Chapter 5.Models of Lateral Asymmetry Dynamics:Realistic Oscillations by Time Delay andFrequency Dependence.- Chapter 6.Mathematical models of predators and prey with laterality.- Chapter 7.Statistical Analysis of Lateral Asymmetry:Detect Antisymmetry and Oscillation fromUnequal-Interval Binomial Data.- Chapter 8.Models of Genetic System of LateralAsymmetry: Population Dynamics DriveEvolution of Genetic System.- Chapter 9.Mechanisms Underlying Variations in the Dentition Asymmetry of Asian Snail-Eating Snakes.- Chapter 10.Single-gene speciation, balanced polymorphism, and antagonistic coevolution in left-right asymmetry of land snails.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore The Life History of the Parental Shield Bug,
Book SynopsisThis book presents the discoveries made during nearly three decades of research on the parental shield bug, Parastrachia japonensis inhabiting Kyushu Island, Japan. P. japonensis has evolved a unique and fascinating life history, characterized by extreme behavioral and physiological adaptations that have culminated in a singularly dependent relationship with its lone host tree, Schoepfia jasminodora (Olacaceae), which is a generally scarce and unreliable resource. It is expected that the evolution of parental care behaviors in the strictly semelparous P. japonensis was more directly influenced by the benefit to females that arises from enhanced survivorship of current offspring, rather than any possible cost the females might incur in terms of reduced future reproductive success, because no future reproduction is possible. The authors explain how the different parental cares in this species enhance offspring survivorship in the context of the ecological conditions it has experienced over evolutionary time. The book begins with a recap of the earliest studies, the reports through 1991, and then introduces the many fascinating aspects of the life history, neurobiology, physiology and behavior of P. japonensis that have been newly discovered since, and those aspects that have been confirmed through experimentation over the past thirty years. This comprehensive review of information will be useful for comparative studies of parental care in other semelparous and iteroparous organisms experiencing both similar and different ecological constraints. The book will be of academic interest to undergraduate and graduate students of entomology, zoology, behavior, and behavioral ecology.Table of Contents
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Jenny Stanford Publishing Canines: The Original Biosensors
Book SynopsisDetection canines have been utilized throughout the world for over a century, and while numerous attempts have been made to replicate the canine’s ability to detect substances by mechanical means, none has been as successful. The olfactory system is a highly intricate and sophisticated design for chemical sensing, and the olfactory capacity of many animals, including canines, is considered unmatched by machine due to not only their great sensitivity and superior selectivity but also their trainability and mobility. These unique features have led to the use of such animals as "whole-animal" biosensors.Amplifying the benefits and diminishing the limitations of detection canines' interdisciplinary research is crucial to understanding canine olfaction and detection and enhancing this powerful and complex detector. The past 50 years have produced vast advancements in animal behavior/training technology to develop canines into more proficient and reliable sensors, while scientific research has provided tremendous support to help practitioners better understand how to utilize this powerful sensor. This book assembles a diverse group of authors with expertise in a variety of fields relating to detection canines and the chemical sensing industry, including both research and operational perspectives on detection canines. It illustrates how science enhances our understanding of how canines are employed for solving some of the world’s leading detection challenges.Table of ContentsSection 1: A Dog’s World: Chemical Sensing through Olfaction 1. Introduction: Canine, the Original Biosensor 2. Comparing the Olfactory Capabilities of Dogs with Machines Designed to Detect Odors 3. Sensitivity and Selectivity in Canine Detectors 4. Chemical Information in Olfactory and Sensor Array Systems 5. Insect Olfaction in Chemical Sensing Section 2: Understanding the Canine Biosensor: Fundamentals 6. Neurobiological, Cognitive, and Behavioral Bases of Canine Olfactory Capabilities in Detection 7. Understanding the Dynamics of Odor to Aid in Odor Detection 8. Towards the Development of a Human Scent Model 9. How Science Supports and Law Influences Forensic Canine Utilization in the United States: Considerations for Human Scent Evidence (Trailing) and Human Remains Detection Canines Section 3: Fostering an Effective Sensor: Training and Evaluation 10. Training the Sensor: Impacts of Learning on Canine Detection and Performance 11. Training Considerations for Operational Performance: Train the Handler, Train the Dog, Train the Team 12. When Does Handler Perception Become Canine Detection? How Applied Behavior Analysis and Ethology Can Improve Handler Interpretation of Canine Behavior 13. Considerations for Testing the Capability of Operational Detection Dogs 14. Considerations in Vapor Generation and Delivery for Canine Testing and Training Section 4: The Canine Biosensor in Practice 15. Dogs as Detectors for Hidden Digital Storage Devices: A Pilot Study from the National Police of The Netherlands 16. The Use of Dogs for the Detection of Human Remains 17. Canine Detection of Blood Evidence 18. Using Trained Dogs in Rape and Assault Cases 19. Role of Dogs in Detection of Human Diseases 20. Canine Detection Teams to Support Oil Spill Response Surveys 21. Broader Perspectives: Case Studies of Detection Canines in the Field
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Acoustic Communication in Animals: From Insect
Book SynopsisThis book is the first volume of the bioacoustics series published by the Society for Bioacoustics. This volume provides an overview of the advances and recent topics in acoustic communication in various animals. Most animals produce vibrations and sounds by moving their body parts, including vocal organs. These sounds can be research targets of bioacoustics studies. How animals use these sounds, especially in inter-individual relationships, is the focus of this volume, “Acoustic Communication in Animals”. The authors’ expertise varies from molecular biology, neurobiology to psychology, and human brain imaging. Their research subjects range from invertebrates to humans. Despite the variety of topics, chapters are developed under the consideration of ethology and evolution. Readers will recognize the profundity of the topics in each chapter. In addition, the view and understanding of natural sound sequences produced by animals can vary among different cultures. Research from Japan and regions that have been underrepresented in previous literature can offer new ideas and unique perspectives in the study of bioacoustics. Readers can grasp the progress of this research field in a broad range of species in one book. The book presents multi- and interdisciplinary topics and appeals to researchers and students in fields including psychology, physiology, zoology, ethology, and neurosciences.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Using knowledge about human vocal behaviour to understand acoustic communication in animals and the evolution of language and musicChapter 2. Acoustic communication in fruit flies and mosquitoesChapter 3. Multiple functions of ultrasonic courtship song in mothsChapter 4. Recent progress in studies on acoustic communication of cricketsChapter 5. Vocal imitation, a specialized brain function that facilitates cultural transmission in songbirdsChapter 6. Dancing in singing songbirds: Choreography in Java sparrowsChapter 7. Vocal communication in corvids: who emits, what information and benefits?Chapter 8. Affiliation, synchronization, and rhythm production by birdsChapter 9. Cockatiels: a research subject for studying capability for music productionChapter 10. Acoustic properties and biological significance of ultrasonic vocalizations in rodents: emotional expressionsChapter 11. Effects of acoustic interference on the echolocation behavior of batsChapter 12. Diverse sound use and sensitivity in auditory communication by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)Chapter 13. The Interplay among the linguistic environment, language perception, and production in children’s language-specific developmentChapter 14. Sound processing in the auditory periphery: toward speech communication and music comprehension
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