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A key way that behavioral ecologists develop general theories of animal behavior is by studying one species or a closely related group of species--''model systems''--over a long period. This book brings together some of the field's most respected researchers to describe why they chose their systems, how they integrate theoretical, conceptual, and empirical work, lessons for the practice of the discipline, and potential avenues of future research. Their model systems encompass a wide range of animals and behavioral issues, from dung flies to sticklebacks, dolphins to African wild dogs, from foraging to aggression, territoriality to reproductive suppression.Model Systems in Behavioral Ecology offers an unprecedented ''systems'' focus and revealing insights into the confluence of personal curiosity and scientific inquiry. It will be an invaluable text for behavioral ecology courses and a helpful overview--and a preview of coming developments--for advanced researchers. The twenty-five chapters are divided into four sections: insects and arachnids, amphibians and reptiles, birds, and mammals.In addition to the editor, the contributors include Geoff A. Parker, Thomas D. Seeley, Naomi Pierce, Kern Reeve, Gerald S. Wilkinson, Bert H枚lldobler and Flavio Roces, George W. Uetz, Michael J. Ryan and Gil Rosenthal, Judy Stamps, H. Carl Gerhardt, Barry Sinervo, Robert Warner, Manfred Milinski, David F. Westneat, Alan C. Kamil and Alan B. Bond, Paul Sherman, Jerram L. Brown, Anders Pape M酶ller, Marc Bekoff, Richard C. Connor, Joan B. Silk, Christopher Boesch, Scott Creel, A.H. Harcourt, and Tim Caro and M. J. Kelly.
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Preface Lee Alan Dugatkin p. xi
Acknowledgments p. xxiii
Part I Insect and Arachnid Model Systems
1 Golden Flies, Sunlit Meadows: A Tribute to the Yellow Dungfly Geoff A. Parker p. 3
2 A Feeling and a Fondness for the Bees Thomas D. Seeley p. 27
3 Peeling the Onion: Symbioses between Ants and Blue Butterflies Naomi E. Pierce p. 41
4 In Search of Unified Theories in Sociobiology: Help from Social Wasps Hudson Kern Reeve p. 57
5 Genetic Consequences of Sexual Selection in Stalk-Eyed Flies Gerald S. Wilkinson p. 72
6 The Behavioral Ecology of Stridulatory Communication in Leaf-Cutting Ants Bert Holldobler and Flavio Roces p. 92
7 Understanding the Evolution of Social Behavior in Colonial Web-Building Spiders George W. Uetz p. 110
Part II Fish, Amphibian, and Reptile Model Systems
8 Variation and Selection in Swordtails Michael J. Ryan and Gil G. Rosenthal p. 133
9 Learning from Lizards Judy Stamps p. 149
10 Acoustic Communication in Frogs and Toads H. Carl Gerhardt p. 169
11 Selection in Local Neighborhoods, the Social Environment, and Ecology of Alternative Strategies Barry Sinervo p. 191
12 Synthesis: Environment, Mating Systems, and Life History Allocations in the Bluehead Wrasse Robert R. Warner p. 227
13 The Economics of Sequential Mate Choice in Sticklebacks Manfred Milinski p. 245
Part III Bird Model Systems
14 Conversing with a Bird: Studies of Mating and Parental Behavior in Red-Winged Blackbirds David F. Westneat p. 265
15 The Evolution of Virtual Ecology Alan C. Kamil and Alan B. Bond p. 288
16 Wood Ducks: A Model System for Investigating Conspecific Parasitism in Cavity-Nesting Birds Paul W. Sherman p. 311
17 The Mexican Jay as a Model System for the Study of Large Group Size and Its Social Correlates in a Territorial Bird Jerram L. Brown p. 338
18 Sexual Selection in the Barn Swallow Anders Pape Moller p. 359
Part IV Mammal Model Systems
19 Cunning Coyotes: Tireless Tricksters, Protean Predators Marc Bekoff p. 281
20 Bottlenose Dolphins: Social Relationships in a Big-Brained Aquatic Mammal Richard C. Connor p. 408
21 Bonnet Macaques: Evolutionary Perspectives on Females' Lives Joan B. Silk p. 433
22 Chimpanzee Hunters: Chaos or Cooperation in the Forest? Christophe Boesch p. 453
23 Cooperative Hunting and Sociality in African Wild Dogs, Lycaon pictus Scott Creel p. 466
24 Gorilla Socioecology: Conflict and Compromise between the Sexes A. H. Harcourt p. 491
25 Cheetahs and Their Mating System M. Caro and M. J. Kelly p. 512
Closing Thoughts Lee Alan Dugatkin p. 533
Contributors p. 535
Index p. 539
Acknowledgments p. xxiii
Part I Insect and Arachnid Model Systems
1 Golden Flies, Sunlit Meadows: A Tribute to the Yellow Dungfly Geoff A. Parker p. 3
2 A Feeling and a Fondness for the Bees Thomas D. Seeley p. 27
3 Peeling the Onion: Symbioses between Ants and Blue Butterflies Naomi E. Pierce p. 41
4 In Search of Unified Theories in Sociobiology: Help from Social Wasps Hudson Kern Reeve p. 57
5 Genetic Consequences of Sexual Selection in Stalk-Eyed Flies Gerald S. Wilkinson p. 72
6 The Behavioral Ecology of Stridulatory Communication in Leaf-Cutting Ants Bert Holldobler and Flavio Roces p. 92
7 Understanding the Evolution of Social Behavior in Colonial Web-Building Spiders George W. Uetz p. 110
Part II Fish, Amphibian, and Reptile Model Systems
8 Variation and Selection in Swordtails Michael J. Ryan and Gil G. Rosenthal p. 133
9 Learning from Lizards Judy Stamps p. 149
10 Acoustic Communication in Frogs and Toads H. Carl Gerhardt p. 169
11 Selection in Local Neighborhoods, the Social Environment, and Ecology of Alternative Strategies Barry Sinervo p. 191
12 Synthesis: Environment, Mating Systems, and Life History Allocations in the Bluehead Wrasse Robert R. Warner p. 227
13 The Economics of Sequential Mate Choice in Sticklebacks Manfred Milinski p. 245
Part III Bird Model Systems
14 Conversing with a Bird: Studies of Mating and Parental Behavior in Red-Winged Blackbirds David F. Westneat p. 265
15 The Evolution of Virtual Ecology Alan C. Kamil and Alan B. Bond p. 288
16 Wood Ducks: A Model System for Investigating Conspecific Parasitism in Cavity-Nesting Birds Paul W. Sherman p. 311
17 The Mexican Jay as a Model System for the Study of Large Group Size and Its Social Correlates in a Territorial Bird Jerram L. Brown p. 338
18 Sexual Selection in the Barn Swallow Anders Pape Moller p. 359
Part IV Mammal Model Systems
19 Cunning Coyotes: Tireless Tricksters, Protean Predators Marc Bekoff p. 281
20 Bottlenose Dolphins: Social Relationships in a Big-Brained Aquatic Mammal Richard C. Connor p. 408
21 Bonnet Macaques: Evolutionary Perspectives on Females' Lives Joan B. Silk p. 433
22 Chimpanzee Hunters: Chaos or Cooperation in the Forest? Christophe Boesch p. 453
23 Cooperative Hunting and Sociality in African Wild Dogs, Lycaon pictus Scott Creel p. 466
24 Gorilla Socioecology: Conflict and Compromise between the Sexes A. H. Harcourt p. 491
25 Cheetahs and Their Mating System M. Caro and M. J. Kelly p. 512
Closing Thoughts Lee Alan Dugatkin p. 533
Contributors p. 535
Index p. 539
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