Ethology and animal behaviour Books

Book SynopsisA compendium of slimy and repulsive facts from the authors of Does it Fart?What is hyena butter, and would you want to put it on toast? A hagfish can produce how much slime in 60 seconds? Which animal produces a snotty sleeping bag? How does a bubble snail use mucus to get around? Which organism is the slime champion?Find out the answer to these and other slimy facts and more in Believe it or Snot, the new book from the authors of the New York Times bestseller Does it Fart? and the follow-through True or Poo. Slime, sludge, mucus, ooze, goo - it's all covered in here (but at least you're not covered in it).Trade Review'A very necessary book' - New York Post on Does it Fart?

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Book SynopsisA heartfelt hymn to the sea and an unforgettable introduction to one of the most gifted nature writers of the new generation The seas cover over two thirds of our planet and yet most of us live our lives on land, creatures of a different element, at once fascinated and terrified by the beauty and power of these great bodies of water. There are some, though, who go to sea, who get to know its many moods -- the tranquil and mirror-like, the raging and ripple-swept -- and who bring back with them their stories of wonder and warning. Hannah Stowe is one such sea-goer and one such storyteller. Drawing on her expertise as a marine biologist and sailor, and her experiences in the North Sea, the North Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the North Sea, the Celtic Sea, and the Caribbean, Move Like Water is an exploration of the human relationship with the sea, the powerful impression it has made on our culture, and the terrible damage we have inflicted upon its ecosystems. In shimmering, fluid prose, Stowe introduces us to five keystone marine creatures - the sperm whale, the humpback whale, the orca, the albatross and the firecrow - encouraging us to fall in love with the seas as she has, to appreciate their majesty and their vulnerability.Trade ReviewElegant, enthralling... There are plenty of books about the sea, but few, if any, have the lyrical, almost visceral intensity of this one... Stowe's shimmering prose - and her exquisite line drawings - make us feel the majesty of the sea and its creatures. It also reveals their terrifying vulnerability * Daily Mail *Above all a sensuous book, more felt than described, more described than explained, more painted than penned: part memoir, part journal and - with each chapter named for a creature the author encountered either in real life or in dreams - part natural mystery tour * New York Times Book Review *A haunting evocation of [the sea's] power and beauty, and an exploration of its wildlife... [Stowe's] prose is beautiful, conjuring the storybook setting of her upbringing, the salt spray of the sea and the wonder of travelling alongside whales and sea birds while also imparting scientific knowledge * Western Mail *A briny love story... Stowe wistfully explores the mysteries of water as she navigates the sometimes turbulent, often rousing flow of her life * Booklist *Stirring... Fascinating... Unforgettable... Stowe immerses readers in the sights, sounds, and rhythms of the ocean in her spellbinding debut -- Starred review * Publishers Weekly *Exquisite in its intelligence and boundless in the fetch of its wave -- Jay GriffithsThe shelves are awash with sea books. But Stowe is different. She doesn't just watch and describe the sea; she's part of it. It surges inside her and crashes out onto the page. The book's drenched with salt water. It fizzes, clicks, booms and screams. Tremendous -- Charles Foster, author of Cry of the Wild and A Little Brown SeaInspiring... Hannah Stowe recounts her lifelong love affair with the sea and illuminates the complexities of our relationship with ocean ecosystems... An urgent call to address the damage we're doing to the oceans, and a siren song to the beauty and power of the sea -- Lulah Ellender, author of GroundingLet Hannah's captivating prose transport you on a journey across the waves, feeling the wind and salt on your skin, and always watching out for the tantalising glimpse of a whale. You will be enthralled by her personal story, invigorated by her energy and determination, and persuaded to think deeply about the ocean, its living treasures and the human troubles they face -- Dr Helen Scales, author of The Brilliant Abyss and Scientists in the Wild: GalápagosThis is [Stowe's] personal, poetic and heartfelt story, sharing the lessons the sea has taught her * BBC Wildlife magazine *A gem of a book - a must-read for anyone interested in the sea or marine life, and highly recommended for those who enjoy top-notch memoirs. Stowe's exquisite prose makes this a book to be savored * Bookbrowse *This is Stowe's love letter to the sea -- Best Nonfiction Book of September * Book Riot *Beautifully evocative, Stowe's memoir captures the emotional and physical pull of open waters in a visceral and compelling way. A book that can be read on many levels- memoir, a natural history guide, a call to care-with it's strength in the intersection of all. If you love oceans, women explorers and artists, or just a book to challenge your mind and soul, this one is for you * Southern Bookseller *Not only do readers get to spend time sailing the North Sea, North Atlantic, Mediterranean, Celtic Sea, and the Caribbean in this memoir, but they are led by the rhythmic prose of a deeply invested and poetic marine biologist. Great for people who love marine animals too! -- Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2023 * Independent Book Review *

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Book SynopsisMeet Greg. He's a stocky guy with an outsized swagger. He's been the intimidating, yet sociable don of his posse of friends - including Abe, Keith, Mike, Kevin, and Freddie Fredericks - but one arid summer the tide begins to shift, and the third-ranking Kevin starts to get ambitious, seeking a higher position within this social club.Trade Review"Elephant Don is truly a winner in many different ways. The best way to learn about the magnificent animals with whom we share Earth - or with whom we are supposed to peacefully coexist - is to meet them up close and personal, by name, by social relationships, and by their daily and sometimes hourly ups and downs. By reading the autobiographies detailing the roller coaster of emotions of a pachyderm posse we experience their own and other's life's challenges and we see them as the unique individuals they truly are. In this landmark book we also learn about the ups and downs of doing extremely difficult, highly rewarding, and incredibly important field research. There surely is no one better than O'Connell to tell the stories of the animals she knows so well, to see how what they actually do meshes with extant models and theories, and what it's really like to conduct this sort of research with a team of incredibly dedicated researchers, all of whom also are unique individuals. I will share this book widely. It is that good." - Marc Bekoff, author of Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals "Elephant bulls - those magnificent creatures now in the eyesight of hunters and poachers - were always portrayed as loners. O'Connell has changed this by showing their intensely social nature. Not only do bulls frequently associate, they have subtle ways of communicating status and jockey for position. All of this is complicated by the 'musth' wild card characteristic of the species. A fascinating look into the politics of the largest land animal." -Frans de Waal, author of The Bonobo and the AtheistTable of ContentsKissing of the Ring Journey to Mushara The Head That Wears the Crown Introduction to the Boys' Club Dung Diaries Teenage Wasteland Coalitions and a Fall from Grace Male Bonding The Domino Effect Capo di Tutti Capi Of Musth and Other Demons The Emotional Elephant The Don Back in the Driver's Seat Closure Sniffing Out Your Relatives Where Are the Boys in Gray? A Case for Dishonest Signaling The Don under Fire Black Mamba in Camp Baying at a Testosterone-Filled Moon Relentless Wind A Deposed Don The Don Returns Scramble for Power The Royal Family Wee Hours The Politics of Family A New Beginning Acknowledgments Captions for Chapter-Opening Photos Index

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Book SynopsisA study of research carried out on foraging behaviour among African baboons and its consequences for survival and reproduction. Detailed data is provided on the feeding habits of each baboon, with an analysis of its nutrient intake. These figures are then compared with those in optimum diets.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1: Introduction 2: Eclectic Omnivory 3: Methods 4: Dietary Diversity 5: Adequate and Optimal Diets 6: Real versus Ideal Diets 7: Individual Differences and Age Changes 8: From Food to Fitness 9: Why Be Choosy? 10: How to Be an Eclectic Omnivore App. 1: Primate Nutrient Requirements and Toxin Limits App. 2: Alternative Definitions of Feeding Bouts App. 3: Survival Analysis of Bout Lengths App. 4: Observational Censoring of Feeding Bouts App. 5: Composition of Foods App. 6: Maximizing Rates, Michael A. Altmann App. 7: Procedure for Maximizing Rates App. 8: Seasonal Adjustments App. 9: Estimation of Individual Milk Intakes App. 10: Calculating Intakes of Individuals at Specified Ages Tables Notes Literature Cited Index Abbreviations for the Fifty-two Core Foods

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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.

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Book SynopsisZamudio, Cornell University.Trade ReviewVery well conceived! -- Martin Wikelski CopeiaTable of ContentsPrefaceList of ContributorsIntroduction: The Evolutionary Study of Social Behavior and the Role of Lizards as Model OrganismsPart I: Variation Among IndividualsIntroductionChapter 1. Intra- and Intersexual Variation in Social Behavior: Effects of Ontogeny, Phenotype, Resources, and Season.Chapter 2. Evolution and Maintenance of Social Status–Signaling Badges: Experimental Manipulations in Lizards.Chapter 3. Ecological and Social Contexts for the Evolution of Alternative Mating Strategies.Chapter 4. Social Behavior and Antipredatory Defense in Lizards.Part II: Variation Among PopulationsIntroductionChapter 5. Sexual Selection, Social Behavior, and the Environmental Potential for Polygyny.Chapter 6. Intraspecific Variation in Sexual Dimorphism and Mating System in Relation to Interisland Differences in Predation Pressure.Chapter 7. Island Biogeography of Morphology and Social Behavior in the Lava Lizards of the Galapagos Islands.Part III: Variation Among SpeciesIntroductionChapter 8. Endocrinology of Species Differences in Sexually Dichromatic Signals: Using the Organization and Activation Model in a Phylogenetic Framework.Chapter 9. The Interplay Among Environment, Social Behavior, and Morphology: Iguanid Mating Systems.Chapter 10. Social Behavior at High and Low Elevations: Environmental Release and Phylogenetic Effects in Liolaemus.Chapter 11. Sexual Dimorphism in Body Size and Shape in Relation to Habitat Use Among Species of Caribbean Anolis Lizards. Literature CitedIndex

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Book SynopsisBestselling novelist Brian Doyle describes encounters with astounding beings of every sort and shape. In these short vignettes, Doyle explores the seethe of life on this startling planet, the astonishing variety of our riveting companions, and the joys available to us when we pause, see, savor, and celebrate the small things that are not small in the least.

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Book SynopsisMammalian Dispersal Patterns examines the ways that social structure affects population genetics and, in turn, rates of evolution, in mammalian groups. It brings together fieldwork in animal behavior and wildlife biology with theoretical work in demography and population genetics. The focus here is dispersalwhether, how, and when individuals leave the areas where they are born. Theoretical work in population genetics indicates that such social factors as skewed sex ratios, restrictive mating patterns, and delayed age of first reproduction will lower the reproductive variability of a population by reducing the number of genotypes passed from one generation to the next. Field studies have shown that many mammalian species do exhibit many such social characteristics. Among horses, elephant seals, and a number of primates, the majority of females are inseminated by only a fraction of the males. In pacts of wolves and mongooses, usually only the highest-ranking male and female breed in a gi

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1948, the author follows the idea that the instincts are the spring and basis of all animal behaviour (with the exception perhaps of play), and therewith the core of the animalâs mind, and that individual experience, gathered by the animal in the course of its life, may influence and reconstruct these instincts, so as to guide, in the form of intelligence and understanding, this behaviour along new (i.e. innate) paths. Thus, instinct and experience become the pillars upon which animal behaviour is built up; instinct, intelligence, and understanding form a triad round which the facts of the psychology of animals may be grouped. As a foundation of all this the author first tries to prove the good right of a real and genuine animal psychology, not hampered by objectivistic and behaviouristic scruples, while in a final chapter, by way of conclusion, he tries to give an image of how the world of the animal is built up.Table of ContentsPreface. 1. The Problem of Animal Psychology 2. The Problem of Animal Instinct 3. The Problem of Animal Learning 4. The Problem of Animal Intelligence 5. The Problem of Animal Understanding 6. The Problem of Animal Ideation 7. The Problem of the Animal’s World. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisWhat really differentiates us from our relatives in the animal world? And what can they teach us about ourselves? Taking these questions as his starting point, Norbert Sachser presents fascinating insights into the inner lives of animals, revealing what we now know about their thoughts, feelings and behaviour. By turns surprising, humourous and thought-provoking, Much Like Us invites us on a journey around the animal kingdom, explaining along the way how dogs demonstrate empathy, why chimpanzees wage war and how crows and ravens craft tools to catch food. Sachser brings the science to life with examples and anecdotes drawn from his own research, illuminating the vast strides in understanding that have been made over the last 30 years. He ultimately invites us to challenge our own preconceptions the closer we look, the more we see the humanity in our fellow creatures.Trade Review'A masterful synthesis of science and storytelling by one of the world's leading experts in animal behaviour. In Much Like Us, Sachser's remarkable ability to communicate scientifically complex concepts with clarity and humour is on full display. The result: a remarkable book providing a new understanding of the origins and nature of 'animal' (non-human and human) behaviour. His remarkable new book contains many of the insights his scientific colleagues have admired for decades. Yet, his engaging and elegant writing make this book deeply accessible for a wide range of audiences: from the academic scholars and their students to anyone interested in why and how we human animals came to behave as we do. A deeply insightful and powerful book, which transforms our understanding of not only behaviour, but of our place as humans within the tree of life.' B. Natterson-Horowitz, Harvard Medical School, USA'A must-read for anyone interested in the behaviour, cognition, and emotions of animals and the evolutionary roots of human behaviour. Sachser offers an authoritative and accessible account of the behavioural and physiological mechanisms and processes that humans share with other mammals, which is interspersed with numerous insightful anecdotes. Definitely an informative and entertaining read for professional and lay readers alike.' Peter Kappeler, University of Göttingen and The Deutsches Primatenzentrum, Germany'This is a great, profound, and instructive book by an important representative of behavioural science on the latest findings in his field, describing individual differences, personality, emotions, hormonal and genetic control, and finally some impressive cognitive capacities in non-human animals, which bring them much closer to us humans than most people would have thought. The focus is on the value of a well-functioning social system and the underlying mechanisms that he himself has pioneered to uncover. A recommended read.' Ludwig Huber, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria'Norbert Sachser illustrates how recent scientific advances in the field of behavioural biology have revolutionised our view on non-human animals and ultimately lead to a paradigm shift in human–animal interactions. Much Like Us gives an in-depth overview of the up-to-date scientific knowledge of how animals think, feel, and behave. Sachser most impressively shows how behaviour in both humans and non-human animals is shaped by complex interactions between genetics and environments and how animal behaviour does not develop in a fixed matter but is affected by environmental influences, socialisation, and learning, and how animals, like humans, display individual personalities. Sachser's book shows how scientific knowledge about the behaviour of animals has helped humans and animals to move much closer together and to understand that there is much more of us in them than we have thought.' Claudia Wascher, Anglia Ruskin University, UK'This book addresses questions about the lives of other animals and their similarity to us humans that are likely to have been asked by many people at one point or another. By showing how scientific approaches keep changing our understanding of the complex lives of animals, Norbert Sachser invites us to rethink our own lives and our place in the natural world.' Dieter Lukas, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany'[Sachser's] book made me think and rethink how human's views of other animals are far too often human-centric, to the detriment of how we perceive and treat other animals because they supposedly don't really know what's happening or don't suffer like we do … I hope Much Like Us finds its way into a wide array of courses at the undergraduate and graduate level including animal behavior and comparative psychology. It's also readable by the general public who need to know what we're actually learning through rigorous research about the thoughts, feelings, and emotions of other animals. I'm sure many people will be surprised by what we really know.' Marc Bekoff, Psychology TodayTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Typical human, typical animal?: Reconceptualising the animal – an Introduction; 2. Ginger boris doesn't like to be alone: On behaviour, stress, and the blessing of socially stable relationships; 3. Cats are happy when they're playing: On the well-being, emotions, and humane treatment of animals; 4. Nature vs Nurture: Genes, environment, and behaviour: New answers to an old question; 5. Clever dogs and ingenious ravens: All animals can learn, many can think, and some can even recognise themselves in a mirror; 6. Animal personalities: The development of behaviour and the discovery of individuality; 7. Altruistic squirrels and egotistical lions: The sociobiological revolution; 8. Animals like us: A summary; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisA revelatory look at the secrets of marine fish migration.Not since F. R. Harden Jones published his masterwork on fish migration in 1968 has a book so thoroughly demystified the subject. With stunning clarity, David Hallock Secor''s Migration Ecology of Fishes finally penetrates the clandestine nature of marine fish migration. Secor explains how the four decades of research since Jones''s classic have employed digital-age technologiesincluding electronic miniaturization, computing, microchemistry, ocean observing systems, and telecommunicationsthat render overt the previously hidden migration behaviors of fish. Emerging from the millions of observed, telemetered, simulated, and chemically traced movement paths is an appreciation of the individual fish. Members of the same populations may stay put, explore, delay, accelerate, evacuate, and change course as they conditionally respond to their marine existence. But rather than a morass of individual behavioTrade ReviewThose of us who throw a line overboard or off a dock and quiver as some invisible creature teases our bait but curse the water's opaqueness will revel in this highly scientific textbook that penetrates the murky secrets of the sea. -- Elisavietta Ritchie Bay Weekly Secor's research brings together the history of ideas on fish migration, as well as an analysis of the new technologies that have provided remarkable observations on movements of fish in the global oceans to address why fish go where they do, and why an understanding is critical to the management of ocean uses. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science An up-to-date synthesis of current knowledge of marine fish migrations... Appropriate for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, fisheries professionals, and marine ecologists. Choice ... Many students of ecology and a wide range of professionals will benefit from the synthesis of ideas and large collection of relevant citations provided in this book. Journal of Fish Biology David Secor's book on the migration ecology of marine fishes represents a comprehensive synthesis of the state of the science in this field... Secor reveals the complexities of marine fish migration and provides the reader with an unprecedented window into movement dynamics under the sea. Ecology [ Migration Ecology of Marine Fishes] provided the most comprehensive, creative, current, and ambitious overview of migration literature to date. Secor especially succeeded in finding ways to discuss the mechanisms and ecological consequences of migration in almost every aspect of a fish's life... Rev Fish Biol Fisheries ... an insightful and comprehensive account... Migration Ecology of Marine Fishes will make a very useful contribution by providing a framework for the broader interpretation of fish migration. This same framework has important implications for the understanding and management of fish population/species productivity, stability and resilience in the face of fishing pressure and environmental change. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ...undoubtedly an outstanding book and I strongly recommend it to all scientists, researchers, and students who are interested in migration and fisheries ecology. I cannot praise it highly enough. Marine Biology Research It deserves to be read by everyone with an interest the ecology of fishes, as well as those studying migratory behaviors in other groups. One comes away from the book with the clear impression that studies focusing on single aspects of fish movements are missing much of the story. Quarterly Review of Biology Those taking the time to read this book slowly and repeatedly will continuously find new insights and be rewarded for their effort. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society The value of Migration Ecology of Marine Fishes is that it provides accessible avenues for researchers that do study fish movement at the individual-level (or from behavioral and physiological perspectives) to consider the emergent properties that arise at the population level... Secor accomplishes what he set out to do, adding several useful new dimensions to the treatise by Harden-Jones. Environmental Biology of Fishes This book encapsulates the major advancements of the field, incorporating old and new concepts of migration to the latest technology in studying fish movement... Overall, Migration Ecology of Marine Fishes is an exceptional read for a graduate student or fisheries ecologist. It provides a current review of migration theory-a synthesis that has been long overdue in the marine ecology literature. Reviews in Fish Biology and FisheriesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. IntroductionClassifying MigrationBook Organization2. Bird and Fish MigrationMovement in FluidsAnalysis of Movements and MigrationRules of AggregationSchooling and FlockingNavigation CapacitiesSummarySegue3. Mating Systems and Larval DispersalMating SystemsEmbryo and Larval DispersalAlignment of Larval Dispersal with Mating SystemsSelective Harvest during Spawning MigrationsSummarySegue4. Complex Life Cycles and Marine Food WebsMarine Food WebsMigrating among Size SpectraMarine Ecosystem Patchiness, Transience, and PeriodicityLife Cycle SchedulesSchooling through Food WebsThe Storage EffectSummarySegue5. Population StructureFinding Their Way back HomeLife Cycle ClosureOpen Life CyclesMetapopulation TheoryTaking Stock of Population ThinkingSummarySegue6. Propagating PropensitiesConditional MigrationsPartial Migration Writ NarrowEvolution of Partial Migration and Ecological SpeciationPartial Migration Writ LargeSummarySegueRecapitulation7. ResilienceResilience TheoryResilience to Fishing and Climate ChangeCollective Agencies and BiodiversityBuilding Resilience into PopulationsSummaryBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA brilliant history of how we came to know our best friends better – the trials and tribulations, the highs and lows. Jules Howard reveals how we came to know dogs better and how that’s helped us understand ourselves. * Professor Alice Roberts, biological anthropologist, broadcaster and author of 'Ancestors' *Full of insight and brilliantly researched, Wonderdog is a delightful read and a fascinating look at how much more there is to learn from man’s best friend. * Kate MacDougall, author of 'London’s No. 1 Dog Walking Agency' *The book about dogs I never knew I needed, full of answers to questions I never thought to ask. A fascinating and eye-opening read for anyone that has ever loved a dog. * Dr Jess French, veterinarian, zoologist, broadcaster and author of 'Puppy Talk' *With Wonderdog, Jules Howard explores the highs and the lows of science's sometimes troubled relationship with the domesticated wolf with which we share our homes and lives. With his characteristic lightness of touch, Howard takes us on journey of discovery that will leave no dog lover unmoved and no dog hater unconverted. A splendid, entertaining and hugely informative read! * Professor Adam Hart, scientist, broadcaster and author of 'Unfit for Purpose' *Turning wolves into dogs took knowledge, insight and a few cheeky treats along the way. This book contains all three and is the perfect companion to any dog lover. * Professor Ben Garrod, evolutionary biologist, primatologist and broadcaster *Howard does a masterful job blending the latest science with doses of common sense as he covers what we know and still need to know to give dogs the best lives possible. Wonderdog is a must-read. * Marc Bekoff, University of Colorado, author of 'Canine Confidential: Why Dogs Do What They Do' *Howard’s portrayals of the villains and heroes in the research world of the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries makes for fascinating reading [...] his transformed view of love is a fitting end to an account describing the arc of dog research as bending towards just treatment for dogs. * Barbara J. King, anthropologist and author of 'Animals' Best Friends' *Wonderdog offers readers a whirlwind tour of 150 years of research on the minds and behavior of man’s best friend. From Darwin and Pavlov to the latest research in canine science, Wonderdog reflects first-rate scholarship yet reads like a detective novel. This book puts Jules Howard in the top ranks of contemporary science writers. * Hal Herzog, author of 'Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It’s So Hard to Think Straight About Animals' *Wonderdog is a paean to these clever, flexible, charming animals who sit and walk alongside us -- and also a humane, thoughtful consideration of the science using and about dogs. You'll want to read it with a dog by your side, so you can regularly turn to them admiringly and tickle their ears. * Alexandra Horowitz, professor and bestselling author of 'Inside of a Dog' *A wonderful book! I loved it. Informative and engaging. * Virginia Morrell, author of 'Animal Wise' *An informative homage to dogs and to the scientists who have tried to get to the bottom of dog psychology. -- Ysenda Maxine Graham * Daily Mail *Wonderdog succeeds in drawing readers in and delivering reliable scientific information packaged in compelling and sometimes heart-warming anecdotes. I have no doubt that even the science-phobic among dog lovers can find Wonderdog exhilarating. * Forbes *In his book Wonderdog, the zoologist Jules Howard writes that dogs, unlike wolves, make eye contact with humans. They have a specific facial muscle group for those “puppy dog eyes”, and after sustained human contact, according to one study, their oxytocin levels soared. The spike was much more pronounced in their owners, though. This directs us to the more important thrust of Howard’s book, which is that the question isn’t how well dogs love us; it’s how we are changed by loving dogs. Fascinating and profound. -- Zoe Williams * The Guardian *Amusing and enlightening [...] It's a celebration of "a vibrant and engaging era in the history of animal science", and a love-letter to man's best friend. -- Mark Whitley * Countryman *In Wonderdog, science writer Jules Howard explores how for centuries scientists have studied dogs … many gems are there. -- Julia Llewellyn Smith * The Mail on Sunday *Heartwarming -- Kevin Maher * The Times *Zoologist Howard (Death on Earth) enlists the help of veterinary professionals, psychologists, ethologists, neurologists, historians, and others in this eclectic history of dogs [...] Howard peppers in charming stories of his own childhood dog, Biff, giving the survey equal parts heft and heart: 'We had all the hallmarks of love for one another, Biff and I.' This is just the thing for dog lovers. * Publishers Weekly *This insightful historical account of the study of canine minds is essentially a love letter to science, through the good times and the bad [...] Engagingly written, 'Wonderdog' is a refreshing celebration of dogs' minds. * Your Dog *This book tells the fascinating story of how we came to understand the complex minds of dogs, while making key discoveries about ourselves along the way. * Woman's Own *Table of ContentsPrologue Introduction SECTION I: SIT, STAY 1: From the streets they came 2: Emancipation Day 3: Sacrificed for science 4: The Brown Dog Affair SECTION II: FETCH, RETRIEVE 5: Alpha, beta, doubter 6: Skinner, unboxed 7: The cognition ignition 8: How nature met nurture SECTION III: MEET, PLAY, LOVE 9: What is it like to be a dog? 10: Flip, the switch 11: The power of play 12: To see love coming Epilogue: ... and see love depart Acknowledgements Research notes and further reading Index

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Book SynopsisIn What Do Animals Think and Feel?, the biologist Karsten Brensing has something astonishing to tell us about the animal kingdom: namely that animals, by any reasonable assessment, have developed the sophisticated systems of social organization and behaviour that human beings call 'culture'. Dolphins call one another by name and orcas inhabit a culture that is over 700,000 years old. Chimpanzees wage strategic warfare, while bonobos delight in dirty talk. Ravens enjoy snowboarding on snow-covered roofs, and snails like to spin on hamster exercise wheels. Humped-back whales follow the dictates of fashion and rats are dedicated party animals. Ants recognize themselves in mirrors and spruce themselves up before they return home. Ducklings can pass complicated tests in abstract thinking. Dogs punish disloyalty, though they are also capable of forgiveness if you apologize to them. Brensing draws on the latest scientific findings as well as his own experience working with animals, to reveal a world of behavioural and cognitive sophistication that is remarkably similar to our own.Trade ReviewA very exciting read * General-Anzeiger, Bonn *Brensing is [...] an idealist, committed to the coexistence of humans and animals * Mitteldeutsche Zeitung *Brensing shows impressively that there is no reason to deny animals an inner life of pain, fear, grief and joy * Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung *

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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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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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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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Book SynopsisPronghorn antelope are the fastest runners in North America, reaching speeds of 100 kilometers per hour, yet none of their current predators can run so fast. This text argues that pronghorn shared their grassland home for nearly four million years with other, more dangerous predators.Table of ContentsPreface Ch. 1: Survivors from Another World Ch. 2: Methods and Materials Ch. 3: The Selfish Herd: Modal Social Organization Ch. 4: Birth and the Hiding Strategy Ch. 5: Behavioral Development Ch. 6: Lifetime Dominance Ranks of Females and Males Ch. 7: Female Reproduction: The Level of Expenditure Ch. 8: Female Reproduction: Age, Rank, and Individual Differences Ch. 9: Male Reproduction: A Short, Dangerous Life Ch. 10: The Mating System: Conflict and Cooperation between the Sexes Ch. 11: The Ghosts of Predators Past App. 1: Ungulate Populations on the National Bison Range App. 2: The National Bison Range Pronghorn Population App. 3: A Partial List of Native Flowering Grassland Plants Found in Pronghorn Habitat on the National Bison Range App. 4: Dates of Birth and Death, Focal Hours of Observation, and the Nature of Early Social Experience of Individual Males and Females That Were Followed Longitudinally App. 5: Measurement of Male Size App. 6: Measurement of Rut Activity Costs of Females References AuthorIndex Subject Index

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Book SynopsisIntegrates numerous scientific disciplines to analyze the ecology and evolution of animal cognition. This title covers the mechanisms, ecology, and evolution of learning and memory, including analyses of bee neurobiology, bird song, and spatial learning.

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Book SynopsisThis reference provides summaries of tadpole morphology, development, behaviour, ecology and environmental physiology; explores the evolutionary consequences of the tadpole stage; synthesizes information on their biodiversity; and presents a terminology and literature review of tadpole biology.

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Book SynopsisIdentified in the 1960s as a phenomenon worthy of investigation, infanticide had, by the 1970s, become the focus of serious controversy. Tracing the history of the infanticide debates, this title investigates key theoretical and methodological themes that have characterized field studies of apes and monkeys in the twentieth century.Trade Review"The Infanticide Controversy is an authoritatively researched and attractively written work of historico-sociological analysis of important recent science. It draws on extensive interviews with participants and exhibits a deep knowledge of the technical issues as well as the multiple contexts conditioning debates about them." - Gregory Radick, author of The Simian Tongue"

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Book SynopsisFruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are among the most destructive agricultural pests in the world, eating their way through acres and acres of citrus and other fruits at an alarming rate and forcing food and agriculture agencies to spend millions of dollars in control and management measures. But until now, the study of fruit flies has been traditionally biased towards applied aspects (e.g., management, monitoring, and mass rearing)-understandable, given the tremendous economic impact of this species.This work is the first that comprehensively addresses the study of the phylogeny and the evolution of fruit fly behavior. An international group of highly renowned scientists review the current state of knowledge and include considerable new findings on various aspects of fruit fly behavior, phylogeny and related subjects. In the past, the topics of phylogeny and evolution of behavior were barely addressed, and when so, often superficially. Fruit Flies (Tephritidae): PhylogenTable of ContentsGeneral Framework. Higher Relationships of Tephritidae. Subfamilies Blepharoneurinae and Phytalmiinae. Subfamily Trypetinae. Subfamily Dacinae. Subfamily Tephritinae. Evolution of Behavior. Glossary

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Book SynopsisIt is usual to consider the effects parents have on children; this title, originally published in 1977, reverses the focus and reveals a subject every bit as important and interesting. The authors, both professional psychologists, present their findings under three major headings History, Theories and Research Approaches and Concepts and Findings that discuss the social, psychological, and biological influences children exert on parents. Bell and Harper oppose the intellectual apartheid that prevents behavioural scientists from investigating the continuity of interaction processes from other animals to man and include substantial research findings in mammalian biology to show more precisely the reciprocal relations between parents and their offspring. Their bidirectional approach to the study of child-rearing is meant to offset empirical prejudices that had so far dominated child-care sciences at the time.Table of ContentsPreface. Part 1: History 1. History of the Child’s Influence: Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations 2. History of the Child’s Influence: Medieval to Modern Times 3. Trends Leading to Recognition of the Effects of Animal Young Part 2: Theories and Research Approaches – Man 4. Socialization Findings Reexamined 5. Research Strategies 6. Human Infant-Effects in the First Year Part 3: Concepts and Findings – Other Mammals 7. Basic Features of the Caregiver-Offspring Relationship in Mammals 8. Effects of the Young on the Caregiving Cycle 9. Effects of the Young on Bouts of Interaction 10. The Nature of Offspring-Stimuli 11. Beyond Caregiving: Range of Effects on the Young 12. Summary and Conclusions. References. Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisIt is usual to consider the effects parents have on children; this title, originally published in 1977, reverses the focus and reveals a subject every bit as important and interesting. The authors, both professional psychologists, present their findings under three major headings History, Theories and Research Approaches and Concepts and Findings that discuss the social, psychological, and biological influences children exert on parents. Bell and Harper oppose the intellectual apartheid that prevents behavioural scientists from investigating the continuity of interaction processes from other animals to man and include substantial research findings in mammalian biology to show more precisely the reciprocal relations between parents and their offspring. Their bidirectional approach to the study of child-rearing is meant to offset empirical prejudices that had so far dominated child-care sciences at the time.Table of ContentsPreface. Part 1: History 1. History of the Child’s Influence: Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations 2. History of the Child’s Influence: Medieval to Modern Times 3. Trends Leading to Recognition of the Effects of Animal Young Part 2: Theories and Research Approaches – Man 4. Socialization Findings Reexamined 5. Research Strategies 6. Human Infant-Effects in the First Year Part 3: Concepts and Findings – Other Mammals 7. Basic Features of the Caregiver-Offspring Relationship in Mammals 8. Effects of the Young on the Caregiving Cycle 9. Effects of the Young on Bouts of Interaction 10. The Nature of Offspring-Stimuli 11. Beyond Caregiving: Range of Effects on the Young 12. Summary and Conclusions. References. Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisReproduction is one of the most inherent tasks that all living organisms are actively involved in. It forms the backbone of their existence with all evolutionary energies directed over billion years of creation into maximizing reproductive effort. For so simple and directed a need such as maximizing reproduction, it is interesting to see how much diversity and complexity exists in this task. Each organism despite having the same end goal employs different strategies. The complexities, intricacies and strategies of successful reproduction while being extremely fascinating are equally befuddling. Reproductive Strategies in Insects provides an expansive critical look at the reproductive strategies of the most diverse group of animals, the insects. Insects which inhabit myriad niches in all ecosystems except the oceans, show the most diverse reproductive strategies ranging from simplest to most complex. Reproductive strategies, viz., search for mates, numberTrade Review"This is a serious research volume for biologists studying behavioral evolution and, of course, for entomologists. The editors have gathered an array of work from scholars residing in several countries and across different subdisciplines. Numerous drawings and color photographs support the research described. There are many excellent portions of the volume, and anyone especially interested in insect reproduction would certainly benefit from its use."— F. W. Yow, emeritus, Kenyon College, September 2023 issue of CHOICETable of ContentsModes of Reproduction . Sexual Reproduction. Parthenogenesis. Mating Systems. Copulatory organs. Courtship. Precopulatory sexual selection. Postcopulatory sexual selection. Sexual Coercion. Sperm Competition. Cryptic Female Choice. Semiochemicals. Reproductive strategies in Aphids. Reproductive strategies in Parasitoids. Oviposition strategies. Trophic Eggs. Parental Care

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Book SynopsisMilk Production Management, as the name implies, provides the information on different aspects related to Milk Production Management. The information in this book will be of practical utility for actual feeding of animals e.g. chapters on various rations, nutrient requirement tables, feeding of pregnant/lactating animals, feeding of calves, silage making, hydroponics technique, azolla production different feeds and fodders, fodder cultivation, computation of rations for dairy animals, feeding during scarcity periods etc. In this book different topics like common disease problems of dairy animals and their prevention and control, methods of selection, different breeding systems, semen collection and artificial insemination, different biotechniques used in animal husbandry, milking methods, embryo transfer technique, judging of cows and buffaloes, milk synthesis and milk secretion, record keeping at dairy farms, reproductive aspects of dairy animals etc. are also covered.Table of Contents1. Introduction to Animal Husbandry 2. Distinguishing Characteristics of Indian and Exotic Breeds of DairyAnimals and their Performance 3. External Body Parts of Cows and Buffaloes 4. Feed Nutrients Required by Animal Body 5. Feeding Standards 6. General Dairy Farm Practices- Identification, Dehorning, Castration, Exercising, Grooming, Weighing 7. Systems of Housing Dairy Animals and Maintenance of Hygiene and Sanitation at Dairy Farm Premises 8. Care of Animals at Calving and Feeding and Management of Calves 9. Management of Lactating and Dry Cows and Buffaloes 10. Identification Common Feeds and Fodder or Classification of Feedstuffs 11. Preparation of Rations for Adult Animals 12. Measures of Feed Energy 13. Systems of Breeding of Dairy Animals 14. Dairy Farm Records and their Maintenance 15. Common Disease Problems of Dairy Animals, their Prevention and Control 16. Digestive System of Cattle/Buffaloes 17. Male Reproductive System 18. Female Reproductive System 19. Estrous Cycle in Cows / Buffaloes 20. Artificial Insemination and Its Advantages 21. Nutrients and Fertility in Animals 22. Ovulation, Fertilization, Gestation, Pregnancy Diagnosis and Parturition 23. Methods of Selection of Dairy Animals 24. Structure and Function of Mammary System 25. Milk Secretion and Milk Let Down 26. Methods of Milking, Procedure of Milking and Practices for Quality Milk Production 27. Factors Affecting Milk Composition of Animals 28. Cleaning and Sanitation of Milking Equipments 29. Embryo Transfer and their Role in Animal Improvement 30. Introduction to Biotechniques in Dairy Animal Production 31. Demonstration of Semen Collection, Processing 32. Handling and Restraining of Dairy Animals 33. Judging of Cows and Buffaloes 34. Preparation of Animal for Show 35. Silage Making 36. Nutritional Management and Milk Composition 37. Improved Varieties of Fodders for Animals 38. Hydroponics Technique for Fodder Production 39. Azolla Production and its use in Animal Feeding 40. Feeding Care of Animals During Scarcity Period

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Moral Epistemology brings together philosophers, cognitive scientists, developmental and evolutionary psychologists, animal ethologists, intellectual historians, and educators to provide the most comprehensive analysis of the prospects for moral knowledge ever assembled in print. The bookâs thirty chapters feature leading experts describing the nature of moral thought, its evolution, childhood development, and neurological realization. Various forms of moral skepticism are addressed along with the historical development of ideals of moral knowledge and their role in law, education, legal policy, and other areas of social life.Highlights include:â Analyses of moral cognition and moral learning by leading cognitive scientistsâ Accounts of the normative practices of animals by expert animal ethologistsâ An overview of the evolution of cooperation by preeminent evolutionary psychologistâ Sophisticated treatments of moral skeptTrade Review"Over the past decade, moral epistemology has become one of the most exciting subfields in philosophy. This handbook provides an unparalleled orientation to many of the diverse and complex current debates in this subfield, including many that are set to further transform our understanding of ethical knowledge in the near future."Tristram McPherson, The Ohio State University"Over the past decade, moral epistemology has become one of the most exciting subfields in philosophy. This handbook provides an unparalleled orientation to many of the diverse and complex current debates in this subfield, including many that are set to further transform our understanding of ethical knowledge in the near future."-Tristram McPherson, The Ohio State University "Few stones are left unturned in this highly concise and academic compilation of articles.In the end, one has the editors and contributors to thank for a magnificent collection of scholarly articles on a subject that has relevance to everyone—and will undoubtedly be a standard reference work for decades to come."-Jamin A Hübner, Professor and Research Fellow, Rapid City

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Book SynopsisThe first important distinction between operant and Pavlovian conditioning was made in 1928 by Polish scientists Konorski and Miller. Unaware of their work, Skinner proposed a similar analysis in 1935 of the manner in which operant and Pavlovian conditioning might differ and interact. Konorski and Miller responded to Skinner's statement, and by 1937 the now-classic debate over two types of conditioned reflexes was in high gear.In the years before publication, the attention of many learning theorists had returned to the fundamental question of whether there are identifiably different forms of learning. The present volume, originally published in 1977, contains chapters that reassess our basic learning paradigms of the time. They deal with the definitional problems of isolating operant and Pavlovian conditioning, as well as the attempt to analyze the inevitable interactions that follow. These issues are examined in a variety of settings: some authors deal with operant-PavlovianTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. On the Role of the Reinforcer in Associative Learning R. G. Weisman 2. A Note on the Operant Conditioning of Autonomic Responses A. H. Black, B. Osborne, W. C. Ristow 3. Sensitivity of Different Response Systems to Stimulus-Reinforcer and Response-Reinforcer Relations H. M. Jenkins 4. Performance on Learning to Associate a Stimulus with Positive Reinforcement R. A. Boakes 5. Behavioral Competition in Conditioning Situations: Notes Toward a Theory of Generalization and Inhibition J. E. R. Staddon 6. Pavlovian Second-Order Conditioning: Some Implications for Instrumental Behavior Robert A. Rescorla 7. The Safety Signal Hypothesis Martin E. P. Seligman, Yitzchak M. Binik 8. Aversively Controlled Behavior and the Analysis of Conditioned Suppression Harry M. B. Hurwitz, A. E. Roberts 9. Response Characteristics and Control During Lever-Press Escape Hank Davis 10. Conditioning Food-Illness Aversions in Wild Animals: Caveat Cononici John Garcia, Kenneth W. Rusiniak, Linda P. Brett. Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisThe first important distinction between operant and Pavlovian conditioning was made in 1928 by Polish scientists Konorski and Miller. Unaware of their work, Skinner proposed a similar analysis in 1935 of the manner in which operant and Pavlovian conditioning might differ and interact. Konorski and Miller responded to Skinnerâs statement, and by 1937 the now-classic debate over two types of conditioned reflexes was in high gear.In the years before publication, the attention of many learning theorists had returned to the fundamental question of whether there are identifiably different forms of learning. The present volume, originally published in 1977, contains chapters that reassess our basic learning paradigms of the time. They deal with the definitional problems of isolating operant and Pavlovian conditioning, as well as the attempt to analyze the inevitable interactions that follow. These issues are examined in a variety of settings: some authors deal with operant-PavlovianTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. On the Role of the Reinforcer in Associative Learning R. G. Weisman 2. A Note on the Operant Conditioning of Autonomic Responses A. H. Black, B. Osborne, W. C. Ristow 3. Sensitivity of Different Response Systems to Stimulus-Reinforcer and Response-Reinforcer Relations H. M. Jenkins 4. Performance on Learning to Associate a Stimulus with Positive Reinforcement R. A. Boakes 5. Behavioral Competition in Conditioning Situations: Notes Toward a Theory of Generalization and Inhibition J. E. R. Staddon 6. Pavlovian Second-Order Conditioning: Some Implications for Instrumental Behavior Robert A. Rescorla 7. The Safety Signal Hypothesis Martin E. P. Seligman, Yitzchak M. Binik 8. Aversively Controlled Behavior and the Analysis of Conditioned Suppression Harry M. B. Hurwitz, A. E. Roberts 9. Response Characteristics and Control During Lever-Press Escape Hank Davis 10. Conditioning Food-Illness Aversions in Wild Animals: Caveat Cononici John Garcia, Kenneth W. Rusiniak, Linda P. Brett. Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1985, this book was an attempt at a comprehensive review of the psychology of action in various areas of psychology. It is also an attempt to bridge two languages and traditions in psychology: German and Anglo-American. Although Anglo-American psychology had had an enormous influence on German psychology, the influence had not gone the other way around at least not in recent years. Therefore, this book attempts to get the two traditions to speak with each other. The main article, from one language area, and the following discussion, from the other language area, together result in an extensive treatment of an action-theoretic approach in the respective psychological area; thus, both the main article and discussion should be read together. Table of ContentsPreface. Action Theory: An Introduction Michael Frese and John Sabini. Part 1: Historical Traditions and Phylogenesis of Action 1. " Purposive Behavior" in Psychology and Philosophy: A History Maury Silver 2. Stages in the Development of Tool Behavior in the Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Volker Schurig 3. An Action-Theory Perspective of the Tool-Using Capacities of Chimpanzees and Human Infants Kim G. Dolgin Part 2: Fundamentals of Action Theory 4. Motivation, Intention, and Emotion: Goal Directed Behavior from a Cognitive-Neuroethological Perspective Charles R. Gallistel 5. Anticipation as a Basic Principle in Goal Directed Action Michael Stadler and Theo Wehner 6. Perception and Action Claes von Hofsten 7. The Role of Invariant Structures in the Control of Movement Ulric Neisser 8. Thinking and Action Franz Reither and Thea Stäudel 9. Action: Decision Implementation Strategies and Tactics Lee Roy Beach 10. From Wishes to Action: The Dead Ends and Short Cuts on the Long Way to Action Heinz Heckhausen and Julius Kuhl 11. The Dynamics of Intention Virginia Blankenship 12. Goal Directed Behavior as a Source of Stress: Psychological Origins and Consequences of Inefficiency Wolfgang Schönpflug 13. Toward an Understanding of Efficiency and Inefficiency in Human Affairs: Discussion of Schönpflug’s Theory Richard S. Lazarus 14. Action in Development––Development in Action Michael Chapman and Ellen A. Skinner 15. Action-Theory Perspective in Research on Social Cognition Rainer K. Silbereisen 16. The Role of Power in Social-Exchange Relationships Michael Athay and John M. Darley 17. Some Contributions of Action Theory to Social Psychology: Social Action and Social Actors in the Context of Institutions and an Objective World John Sabini, Michael Frese and Debra Kossman Part 3: Application of Action Theory 18. Activity: A Fruitful Concept in Industrial Psychology Winfried Hacker 19. Multiple Goals and Flexible Procedures in the Design of Work Donald E. Broadbent 20. Action Theory in Clinical Psychology Norbert Semmer and Michael Frese 21. Missing Links in Action Theory Eric Klinger 22. Rational Plans, Achievement, and Education Jonathan Baron 23. On Problems of Rationality in Education Wolfgang Schnotz Part 4: Postscript Epilogue Walter Volpert. References. Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisThe behaviour textbook that''s been missing! - Dr Mandy Roshier, University of Nottingham, School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, UKThis practical guide for busy veterinarians demystifies the apparently complex nature of canine behaviour while simultaneously emphasising its importance. Authored by acclaimed veterinary behaviour consultant Kendal Shepherd, the book provides practical knowledge of dog behaviour and an understanding of how to talk about it with clients. Shepherd shows how this can enhance the relationship between owner and pet and between dog and environment, including the vet surgery, as well as improve the vet's own sense of fulfilment and enjoyment of practice. From a discussion on the true nature of obedience to stressing the importance of behavioural indicators when assessing pain and mental welfare and finally by reminding vets of their obligations under Dangerous Dogs legislation, the emphasis is on the prevention of aggressionTrade ReviewDemystifying Dog Behaviour for the Veterinarian is a down-to-earth handbook designed to firstly help veterinarians understand their canine patients by seeing the world from the dog’s perspective, and secondly how to safely and humanely handle them. Kendal debunks all the common detrimental myths on dog behaviour including the dreaded dominant dog concept. This well-referenced text is chock-full of practical tips and anecdotes from Kendal’s wealth of case-studies (as a veterinarian, behaviour veterinarian and expert legal witness for the UK courts) to help the busy veterinary practitioner. A must read for all vets truly interested in safeguarding the welfare of the dog.-- Valerie Jonckheer-Sheehy, EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Behavioural Medicine, Head of Behaviour and Welfare IVC Evidensia, The NetherlandsThe behaviour textbook that's been missing! An extremely valuable resource for the first opinion veterinary professional, at all stages of their career and training. Kendal provides welcomed illumination on this topic using a unique combination of shared life experiences from her perspectives as an early career vet, through to veterinary behaviourist and expert witness work, with case-based accounts, and references to just the right amount of theory. Essential tools are provided to aid vets in their canine observations and interactions, helping support their clients, and promote the mental health component of welfare. Although aimed at vets, this accessible text has many transferable messages and practical advice, and will appeal to a wider audience whose interest is in enhancing their canine understanding.-- Dr Mandy Roshier, Associate Professor in Anatomy and Behaviour, University of Nottingham, School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, UKDemystifying Dog Behaviour for the Veterinarian not only reflects on best veterinary handling of dogs, but makes owners consider how they can help their dogs too. It's refreshing for the author to use references, but also acknowledge how the veterinarian’s handling methods might change as their experience and understanding advances. Well worth a read!-- Chelsie Bailey, BSc Animal Behaviour & Welfare Science, UKKendal brings her wealth of experience as a veterinarian, clinical animal behaviourist and legal expert to this book, which is a must read highly accessible text for any veterinarian in general practice. The excellent use of illustrations, analogies and anecdotes leads the reader form the background of dog-human interactions, through to practical tips on managing dogs in veterinary practice. The inclusion of case reports provides contextual relevance to further add to the practical use of this book which will make any practitioner more behaviourally aware and thus improve the welfare of the dogs under our care. -- Kevin J. McPeake, BVMS PGDip(CABC) PhD AFHEA CCAB DipECAWBM(BM) MRCVS, EBVS®, European Veterinary Specialist in Behavioural Medicine, Lecturer in Clinical Animal Behaviour, UKThis is a really useful, readable book for anyone working in general practice. The chapters on the 'Dos and don'ts of behaviourally aware general practice' and 'Do as I do' are excellent reading, ensuring that the reader considers how their own actions and behaviour can impact on a dog's experience, while setting out simple guidelines for good practice. In the later chapters Shepherd uses case studies and examples to give a fascinating insight into her legal work and the complexities of the law as it relates to dogs in the UK. All in all, the book would be a useful addition to any practice library, staple reading for anyone carrying out consultations with dogs, as well as being an interesting and entertaining read. -- Emma Brown, Kernow Vets, in Vet Record, Aug 2021 Demystifying Dog Behaviour for the Veterinarian is a down-to-earth handbook designed to firstly help veterinarians understand their canine patients by seeing the world from the dog’s perspective, and secondly how to safely and humanely handle them. Kendal debunks all the common detrimental myths on dog behaviour including the dreaded dominant dog concept. This well-referenced text is chock-full of practical tips and anecdotes from Kendal’s wealth of case-studies (as a veterinarian, behaviour veterinarian and expert legal witness for the UK courts) to help the busy veterinary practitioner. A must read for all vets truly interested in safeguarding the welfare of the dog.-- Valerie Jonckheer-Sheehy, EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Behavioural Medicine, Head of Behaviour and Welfare IVC Evidensia, The NetherlandsThe behaviour textbook that's been missing! An extremely valuable resource for the first opinion veterinary professional, at all stages of their career and training. Kendal provides welcomed illumination on this topic using a unique combination of shared life experiences from her perspectives as an early career vet, through to veterinary behaviourist and expert witness work, with case-based accounts, and references to just the right amount of theory. Essential tools are provided to aid vets in their canine observations and interactions, helping support their clients, and promote the mental health component of welfare. Although aimed at vets, this accessible text has many transferable messages and practical advice, and will appeal to a wider audience whose interest is in enhancing their canine understanding.-- Dr Mandy Roshier, Associate Professor in Anatomy and Behaviour, University of Nottingham, School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, UKDemystifying Dog Behaviour for the Veterinarian not only reflects on best veterinary handling of dogs, but makes owners consider how they can help their dogs too. It's refreshing for the author to use references, but also acknowledge how the veterinarian’s handling methods might change as their experience and understanding advances. Well worth a read!-- Chelsie Bailey, BSc Animal Behaviour & Welfare Science, UKKendal brings her wealth of experience as a veterinarian, clinical animal behaviourist and legal expert to this book, which is a must read highly accessible text for any veterinarian in general practice. The excellent use of illustrations, analogies and anecdotes leads the reader form the background of dog-human interactions, through to practical tips on managing dogs in veterinary practice. The inclusion of case reports provides contextual relevance to further add to the practical use of this book which will make any practitioner more behaviourally aware and thus improve the welfare of the dogs under our care. -- Kevin J. McPeake, BVMS PGDip(CABC) PhD AFHEA CCAB DipECAWBM(BM) MRCVS, EBVS®, European Veterinary Specialist in Behavioural Medicine, Lecturer in Clinical Animal Behaviour, UKThis is a really useful, readable book for anyone working in general practice. The chapters on the 'Dos and don'ts of behaviourally aware general practice' and 'Do as I do' are excellent reading, ensuring that the reader considers how their own actions and behaviour can impact on a dog's experience, while setting out simple guidelines for good practice. In the later chapters Shepherd uses case studies and examples to give a fascinating insight into her legal work and the complexities of the law as it relates to dogs in the UK. All in all, the book would be a useful addition to any practice library, staple reading for anyone carrying out consultations with dogs, as well as being an interesting and entertaining read. -- Emma Brown, Kernow Vets, in Vet Record, Aug 2021 Table of ContentsForewordIntroductionPART 1 - Dogs and vetsChapter 1. What is a dog?Chapter 2. Do’s and don’t’s of behaviourally aware general practiceChapter 3. ‘Do as I do’Chapter 4. What is obedience?PART 2 – Dogs and ownersChapter 5. The Ladder of AggressionChapter 6. How to ‘speak client’Chapter 7. Avoiding conflict i. Between dog and humanii. Between humansChapter 8. The wisdom of childrenChapter 9. The educational value of analogyChapter 10. Walking a mile in a client’s moccasinsPART 3 – Dogs and the lawChapter 11. Vets and the lawChapter 12. Legal cases to illustrate behavioural principles Overdependence on physical control Misunderstanding of obedience Significance of veterinary history Bad human behaviour Redirected aggression Misdirected play Conflict with police Chapter 13. The dilemma dogs facePost-script

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1983, this volume is a collection of papers by research workers active at the time. It includes reviews of special areas within the field and discussions of interactions with other behavioral sciences such as psychology, ethology, and sociobiology. Applications to medicine, psychiatry, and education are also considered. Contributors were encouraged to integrate history, present knowledge, and projections for the future. Although the book is not divided into sections there is some grouping of related chapters.Table of ContentsPreface. List of Contributors. 1. Fundamentals of Genetic and Evolutionary Theories Lee Ehrman and Joan Probber 2. Genetics of Human Nervous System Functioning Gordon Claridge and Gordon Mangan 3. Genetics of Exploratory Behavior and Activity Edward C. Simmel and Marjorie Bagwell 4. Behavioral Pharmacogenetics Gary P. Horowitz and Bruce C. Dudek 5. Medical Genetics. Genetic Counseling, and Behavior Genetics Gilbert S. Omenn 6. Genetics of Schizophrenia Ingrid Diederen 7. Genetics and Intelligence Sandra Scarr and Louise Carter-Saltzman 8. Ethology and Behavior Genetics John L. Fuller 9. Genetics of Social Behavior in Nonhuman Animals J. P. Scott 10. Epimeletic and Et-Epimeletic Behavior in Animals John C. Gurski 11. The Genetics of Agonistic and Sexual Behavior Janet S. Hyde 12. Sociobiology and Behavior Genetics John L. Fuller. Author Index. Subject Index.

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