Conceptual Breakthroughs in Ethology and Animal Behavior highlights, through concise summaries, the most important discoveries and scientific revolutions in animal behavior. These are assessed for their relative impact on the field and their significance to the forward motion of the science of animal behavior. Eighty short essays capture the moment when a new concept emerged or a publication signaled a paradigm shift. How the new understanding came about is explained, and any continuing controversy or scientific conversation on the issue is highlighted. Behavior is a rich and varied field, drawing on genetics, evolution, physiology, and ecology to inform its principles, and this book embraces the wealth of knowledge that comes from the unification of these fields around the study of animals in motion.
The chronological organization of the essays makes this an excellent overview of the history of animal behavior, ethology, and behavioral ecology.
The work includes such topics as Darwin’s role in shaping the study of animal behavior, the logic of animal contests, cognition, empathy in animals, and animal personalities. Succinct accounts of new revelations about behavior through scientific investigation and scrutiny reveal the fascinating story of this field. Similar to Dr. John Avise’s Contemporary Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics, the work is structured into vignettes that describe the conceptual revolution and assess the impact of the conceptual change, with a score, which ranges from 1-10, providing an assessment of the impact of the new findings on contemporary science.
1. Introduction - p. xxiii 2. Chapter 1. 50,000 Years Before Present: The Dawn of Human Evolution - p. 1 3. Chapter 2. 12,000 Years Before Present: Domestication - p. 5 4. Chapter 3. 1623 Social Behavior - p. 9 5. Chapter 4. 1700s Classifying Life - p. 11 6. Chapter 5. 1729 Biological Clocks - p. 15 7. Chapter 6. 1800s Birds in Their Natural Setting - p. 17 8. Chapter 7. 1800s The Great Explorers - p. 21 9. Chapter 8. 1859 Darwin and Behavior - p. 25 10. Chapter 9. 1859 Darwin and Social Insects - p. 29 11. Chapter 10. 1882 George Romanes and the Birth of Comparative Psychology - p. 33 12. Chapter 11. 1894 Morgan’s Canon - p. 35 13. Chapter 12. 1914 Sensory Physiology and Behavior - p. 39 14. Chapter 13. 1938 Skinner and Learning - p. 43 15. Chapter 14. 1940 Orientation - p. 47 16. Chapter 15. 1941 Bat Echolocation - p. 51 17. Chapter 16. 1947 The Evolution of Clutch Size - p. 55 18. Chapter 17. 1948 Cognitive Maps - p. 57 19. Chapter 18. 1948 Hormones and Behavior - p. 59 20. Chapter 19. 1948 Information Theory - p. 61 21. Chapter 20. 1953 The Chasm Between Ethology and Comparative Psychology - p. 63 22. Chapter 21. 1954 Life History Phenomena - p. 67 23. Chapter 22. 1954 Zeitgebers (Time-Givers) for Biological Clocks - p. 71 24. Chapter 23. 1956 The Coolidge Effect - p. 75 25. Chapter 24. 1957 Psychophysical Laws - p. 77 26. Chapter 25. 1960 Motivation and Drive - p. 81 27. Chapter 26. 1963 The Four Questions - p. 85 28. Chapter 27. 1964 Dopamine and Reward Reinforcement - p. 89 29. Chapter 28. 1964 Inclusive Fitness and the Evolution of Altruism - p. 91 30. Chapter 29. 1965 Harry Harlow and Social Isolation in Monkeys - p. 95 31. Chapter 30. 1967 Island Biogeography - p. 99 32. Chapter 31. 1968 Tool Use - p. 101 33. Chapter 32. 1969 Territoriality and Habitat Choice - p. 103 34. Chapter 33. 1970 Sperm Competition - p. 105 35. Chapter 34. 1971 Behavioral Genetics - p. 107 36. Chapter 35. 1971 Reciprocal Altruism - p. 109 37. Chapter 36. 1971 Selfish Herds - p. 111 38. Chapter 37. 1973 Episodic Memory - p. 115 39. Chapter 38. 1973 Game Theory - p. 117 40. Chapter 39. 1973 The Many Eyes Hypothesis - p. 121 41. Chapter 40. 1973 The Red Queen - p. 123 42. Chapter 41. 1973 Animal Conflict - p. 127 43. Chapter 42. 1974 Caenorhabditis elegans Behavioral Genetics - p. 131 44. Chapter 43. 1974 Standardizing Behavioral Observation Methods - p. 133 45. Chapter 44. 1974 Parent–Offspring Conflict - p. 137 46. Chapter 45. 1975 Group Selection - p. 141 47. Chapter 46. 1975 Sociobiology - p. 145 48. Chapter 47. 1975 The Handicap Principle - p. 149 49. Chapter 48. 1976 Marginal Value Theorem - p. 153 50. Chapter 49. 1977 Self-medication - p. 157 51. Chapter 50. 1977 The Evolution of Mating Systems - p. 161 52. Chapter 51. 1978 Animal Models for Depression - p. 165 53. Chapter 52. 1978 Theory of Mind - p. 167 54. Chapter 53. 1980 Dispersal - p. 169 55. Chapter 54. 1980 Semantic Communication - p. 171 56. Chapter 55. 1980 The Risk Paradigm - p. 173 57. Chapter 56. 1981 Prisoner’s Dilemma - p. 175 58. Chapter 57. 1981 Producers and Scroungers - p. 177 59. Chapter 58. 1982 The Hamilton–Zuk Hypothesis - p. 179 60. Chapter 59. 1982 The Hippocampus and Navigation - p. 183 61. Chapter 60. 1983 Reproductive Skew - p. 187 62. Chapter 61. 1985 An Animal Model for Anxiety - p. 189 63. Chapter 62. 1988 Brood Parasitism - p. 191 64. Chapter 63. 1990 Fear - p. 193 65. Chapter 64. 1990 The Challenge Hypothesis - p. 195 66. Chapter 65. 1991 Pain in Animals - p. 197 67. Chapter 66. 1991 Receiver Psychology - p. 199 68. Chapter 67. 1992 Working Memory - p. 201 69. Chapter 68. 1994 Ecosystem Engineers - p. 205 70. Chapter 69. 1996 Conservation Behavior - p. 209 71. Chapter 70. 1996 The Molecular Basis of Learning - p. 213 72. Chapter 71. 1998 Self-Organization of Social Systems - p. 215 73. Chapter 72. 1998 Gaze Following - p. 219 74. Chapter 73. 1999 Multimodal Communication - p. 223 75. Chapter 74. 2000 Emotion and the Brain - p. 225 76. Chapter 75. 2000 Social Amoebas and Their Genomes - p. 227 77. Chapter 76. 2002 Social Networks - p. 231 78. Chapter 77. 2004 Behavioral Syndromes—Personality in Animals - p. 233 79. Chapter 78. 2004 Maternal Epigenetics - p. 237 80. Chapter 79. 2004 Public and Private Information - p. 239 81. Chapter 80. 2014 Keystone Individuals - p. 243 82. Index - p. 245
Conceptual Breakthroughs in Ethology and Animal Behavior highlights, through concise summaries, the most important discoveries and scientific revolutions in animal behavior. These are assessed for their relative impact on the field and their significance to the forward motion of the science of animal behavior. Eighty short essays capture the moment when a new concept emerged or a publication signaled a paradigm shift. How the new understanding came about is explained, and any continuing controversy or scientific conversation on the issue is highlighted. Behavior is a rich and varied field, drawing on genetics, evolution, physiology, and ecology to inform its principles, and this book embraces the wealth of knowledge that comes from the unification of these fields around the study of animals in motion.
The chronological organization of the essays makes this an excellent overview of the history of animal behavior, ethology, and behavioral ecology.
The work includes such topics as Darwin’s role in shaping the study of animal behavior, the logic of animal contests, cognition, empathy in animals, and animal personalities. Succinct accounts of new revelations about behavior through scientific investigation and scrutiny reveal the fascinating story of this field. Similar to Dr. John Avise’s Contemporary Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics, the work is structured into vignettes that describe the conceptual revolution and assess the impact of the conceptual change, with a score, which ranges from 1-10, providing an assessment of the impact of the new findings on contemporary science.
1. Introduction - p. xxiii 2. Chapter 1. 50,000 Years Before Present: The Dawn of Human Evolution - p. 1 3. Chapter 2. 12,000 Years Before Present: Domestication - p. 5 4. Chapter 3. 1623 Social Behavior - p. 9 5. Chapter 4. 1700s Classifying Life - p. 11 6. Chapter 5. 1729 Biological Clocks - p. 15 7. Chapter 6. 1800s Birds in Their Natural Setting - p. 17 8. Chapter 7. 1800s The Great Explorers - p. 21 9. Chapter 8. 1859 Darwin and Behavior - p. 25 10. Chapter 9. 1859 Darwin and Social Insects - p. 29 11. Chapter 10. 1882 George Romanes and the Birth of Comparative Psychology - p. 33 12. Chapter 11. 1894 Morgan’s Canon - p. 35 13. Chapter 12. 1914 Sensory Physiology and Behavior - p. 39 14. Chapter 13. 1938 Skinner and Learning - p. 43 15. Chapter 14. 1940 Orientation - p. 47 16. Chapter 15. 1941 Bat Echolocation - p. 51 17. Chapter 16. 1947 The Evolution of Clutch Size - p. 55 18. Chapter 17. 1948 Cognitive Maps - p. 57 19. Chapter 18. 1948 Hormones and Behavior - p. 59 20. Chapter 19. 1948 Information Theory - p. 61 21. Chapter 20. 1953 The Chasm Between Ethology and Comparative Psychology - p. 63 22. Chapter 21. 1954 Life History Phenomena - p. 67 23. Chapter 22. 1954 Zeitgebers (Time-Givers) for Biological Clocks - p. 71 24. Chapter 23. 1956 The Coolidge Effect - p. 75 25. Chapter 24. 1957 Psychophysical Laws - p. 77 26. Chapter 25. 1960 Motivation and Drive - p. 81 27. Chapter 26. 1963 The Four Questions - p. 85 28. Chapter 27. 1964 Dopamine and Reward Reinforcement - p. 89 29. Chapter 28. 1964 Inclusive Fitness and the Evolution of Altruism - p. 91 30. Chapter 29. 1965 Harry Harlow and Social Isolation in Monkeys - p. 95 31. Chapter 30. 1967 Island Biogeography - p. 99 32. Chapter 31. 1968 Tool Use - p. 101 33. Chapter 32. 1969 Territoriality and Habitat Choice - p. 103 34. Chapter 33. 1970 Sperm Competition - p. 105 35. Chapter 34. 1971 Behavioral Genetics - p. 107 36. Chapter 35. 1971 Reciprocal Altruism - p. 109 37. Chapter 36. 1971 Selfish Herds - p. 111 38. Chapter 37. 1973 Episodic Memory - p. 115 39. Chapter 38. 1973 Game Theory - p. 117 40. Chapter 39. 1973 The Many Eyes Hypothesis - p. 121 41. Chapter 40. 1973 The Red Queen - p. 123 42. Chapter 41. 1973 Animal Conflict - p. 127 43. Chapter 42. 1974 Caenorhabditis elegans Behavioral Genetics - p. 131 44. Chapter 43. 1974 Standardizing Behavioral Observation Methods - p. 133 45. Chapter 44. 1974 Parent–Offspring Conflict - p. 137 46. Chapter 45. 1975 Group Selection - p. 141 47. Chapter 46. 1975 Sociobiology - p. 145 48. Chapter 47. 1975 The Handicap Principle - p. 149 49. Chapter 48. 1976 Marginal Value Theorem - p. 153 50. Chapter 49. 1977 Self-medication - p. 157 51. Chapter 50. 1977 The Evolution of Mating Systems - p. 161 52. Chapter 51. 1978 Animal Models for Depression - p. 165 53. Chapter 52. 1978 Theory of Mind - p. 167 54. Chapter 53. 1980 Dispersal - p. 169 55. Chapter 54. 1980 Semantic Communication - p. 171 56. Chapter 55. 1980 The Risk Paradigm - p. 173 57. Chapter 56. 1981 Prisoner’s Dilemma - p. 175 58. Chapter 57. 1981 Producers and Scroungers - p. 177 59. Chapter 58. 1982 The Hamilton–Zuk Hypothesis - p. 179 60. Chapter 59. 1982 The Hippocampus and Navigation - p. 183 61. Chapter 60. 1983 Reproductive Skew - p. 187 62. Chapter 61. 1985 An Animal Model for Anxiety - p. 189 63. Chapter 62. 1988 Brood Parasitism - p. 191 64. Chapter 63. 1990 Fear - p. 193 65. Chapter 64. 1990 The Challenge Hypothesis - p. 195 66. Chapter 65. 1991 Pain in Animals - p. 197 67. Chapter 66. 1991 Receiver Psychology - p. 199 68. Chapter 67. 1992 Working Memory - p. 201 69. Chapter 68. 1994 Ecosystem Engineers - p. 205 70. Chapter 69. 1996 Conservation Behavior - p. 209 71. Chapter 70. 1996 The Molecular Basis of Learning - p. 213 72. Chapter 71. 1998 Self-Organization of Social Systems - p. 215 73. Chapter 72. 1998 Gaze Following - p. 219 74. Chapter 73. 1999 Multimodal Communication - p. 223 75. Chapter 74. 2000 Emotion and the Brain - p. 225 76. Chapter 75. 2000 Social Amoebas and Their Genomes - p. 227 77. Chapter 76. 2002 Social Networks - p. 231 78. Chapter 77. 2004 Behavioral Syndromes—Personality in Animals - p. 233 79. Chapter 78. 2004 Maternal Epigenetics - p. 237 80. Chapter 79. 2004 Public and Private Information - p. 239 81. Chapter 80. 2014 Keystone Individuals - p. 243 82. Index - p. 245
