Ebook: From Genes to Animal Behavior: Social Structures, Personalities, Communication by Color

The biological and genetic bases of behavioral diversity have long been topics of study within many disciplines, including evolutionary biology, genetics, ethology, sociobiology, and comparative psychology, but only relatively recently have attempts been made to bring these different approaches together. This volume covers a wide range of interdisciplinary research which uses some of the newest and most promising methods and technologies. Presented here is an overview of findings in the ongoing search for the ultimate causes of behavior in several different species, including primates, dogs, rodents, birds, and fish. Divided into five parts, the work describes research on sexual and kin selection, personality and temperament, molecular genetics of personality, color vision and body coloration, and the neurological underpinnings of complex behaviors. Valuable for researchers as well as graduate students in a wide range of fields from neuroscience to ecology, the book is also useful to those seeking to move beyond the boundaries of their own discipline and to expand their knowledge.

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The biological and genetic bases of behavioral diversity have long been topics of study within many disciplines, including evolutionary biology, genetics, ethology, sociobiology, and comparative psychology, but only relatively recently have attempts been made to bring these different approaches together. This volume covers a wide range of interdisciplinary research which uses some of the newest and most promising methods and technologies. Presented here is an overview of findings in the ongoing search for the ultimate causes of behavior in several different species, including primates, dogs, rodents, birds, and fish. Divided into five parts, the work describes research on sexual and kin selection, personality and temperament, molecular genetics of personality, color vision and body coloration, and the neurological underpinnings of complex behaviors. Valuable for researchers as well as graduate students in a wide range of fields from neuroscience to ecology, the book is also useful to those seeking to move beyond the boundaries of their own discipline and to expand their knowledge.

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The biological and genetic bases of behavioral diversity have long been topics of study within many disciplines, including evolutionary biology, genetics, ethology, sociobiology, and comparative psychology, but only relatively recently have attempts been made to bring these different approaches together. This volume covers a wide range of interdisciplinary research which uses some of the newest and most promising methods and technologies. Presented here is an overview of findings in the ongoing search for the ultimate causes of behavior in several different species, including primates, dogs, rodents, birds, and fish. Divided into five parts, the work describes research on sexual and kin selection, personality and temperament, molecular genetics of personality, color vision and body coloration, and the neurological underpinnings of complex behaviors. Valuable for researchers as well as graduate students in a wide range of fields from neuroscience to ecology, the book is also useful to those seeking to move beyond the boundaries of their own discipline and to expand their knowledge.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Female Mate Choice in Rodents....Pages 3-33
Extra-Pair Paternity and Sexual Selection....Pages 35-65
Male Reproductive Skew and Paternal Kin-Biased Behavior in Primates....Pages 67-81
Social Structures and Conflict Resolution in Primitively Eusocial Polistes Wasps....Pages 83-112
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
How to Measure Animal Personality and Why Does It Matter? Integrating the Psychological and Biological Approaches to Animal Personality....Pages 115-136
Evolutionary Genetics of Personality in Nonhuman Primates....Pages 137-164
Toward a Basis for the Phenotypic Gambit: Advances in the Evolutionary Genetics of Animal Personality....Pages 165-183
Applications of Personality to the Management and Conservation of Nonhuman Animals....Pages 185-199
Developing and Validating Measures of Temperament in Livestock....Pages 201-224
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Genetic Variants of the Dopaminergic System in Humans and Model Organisms....Pages 227-237
Molecular Behavioral Research in Great Apes....Pages 239-253
“Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog” Revisited: Searching for Genes Relating to Personality in Dogs....Pages 255-274
Personality-Associated Genetic Variation in Birds and Its Possible Significance for Avian Evolution, Conservation, and Welfare....Pages 275-294
Front Matter....Pages 295-295
Evolutionary Genetics of Coloration in Primates and Other Vertebrates....Pages 297-310
Speciation of Cichlid Fishes by Sensory Drive....Pages 311-328
Evolutionary Diversification of Visual Opsin Genes in Fish and Primates....Pages 329-349
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Effect of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals on the Development of Macaque Socialization....Pages 353-366
Functional Association Between the Brain and Physiological Responses Accompanying Negative and Positive Emotions and Its Regulation by Genetic Factors....Pages 367-387
Molecular Brain Imaging of Personality Traits in Nonhuman Primates: A Study of the Common Marmoset....Pages 389-406
Back Matter....Pages 407-413

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The biological and genetic bases of behavioral diversity have long been topics of study within many disciplines, including evolutionary biology, genetics, ethology, sociobiology, and comparative psychology, but only relatively recently have attempts been made to bring these different approaches together. This volume covers a wide range of interdisciplinary research which uses some of the newest and most promising methods and technologies. Presented here is an overview of findings in the ongoing search for the ultimate causes of behavior in several different species, including primates, dogs, rodents, birds, and fish. Divided into five parts, the work describes research on sexual and kin selection, personality and temperament, molecular genetics of personality, color vision and body coloration, and the neurological underpinnings of complex behaviors. Valuable for researchers as well as graduate students in a wide range of fields from neuroscience to ecology, the book is also useful to those seeking to move beyond the boundaries of their own discipline and to expand their knowledge.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Female Mate Choice in Rodents....Pages 3-33
Extra-Pair Paternity and Sexual Selection....Pages 35-65
Male Reproductive Skew and Paternal Kin-Biased Behavior in Primates....Pages 67-81
Social Structures and Conflict Resolution in Primitively Eusocial Polistes Wasps....Pages 83-112
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
How to Measure Animal Personality and Why Does It Matter? Integrating the Psychological and Biological Approaches to Animal Personality....Pages 115-136
Evolutionary Genetics of Personality in Nonhuman Primates....Pages 137-164
Toward a Basis for the Phenotypic Gambit: Advances in the Evolutionary Genetics of Animal Personality....Pages 165-183
Applications of Personality to the Management and Conservation of Nonhuman Animals....Pages 185-199
Developing and Validating Measures of Temperament in Livestock....Pages 201-224
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Genetic Variants of the Dopaminergic System in Humans and Model Organisms....Pages 227-237
Molecular Behavioral Research in Great Apes....Pages 239-253
“Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog” Revisited: Searching for Genes Relating to Personality in Dogs....Pages 255-274
Personality-Associated Genetic Variation in Birds and Its Possible Significance for Avian Evolution, Conservation, and Welfare....Pages 275-294
Front Matter....Pages 295-295
Evolutionary Genetics of Coloration in Primates and Other Vertebrates....Pages 297-310
Speciation of Cichlid Fishes by Sensory Drive....Pages 311-328
Evolutionary Diversification of Visual Opsin Genes in Fish and Primates....Pages 329-349
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Effect of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals on the Development of Macaque Socialization....Pages 353-366
Functional Association Between the Brain and Physiological Responses Accompanying Negative and Positive Emotions and Its Regulation by Genetic Factors....Pages 367-387
Molecular Brain Imaging of Personality Traits in Nonhuman Primates: A Study of the Common Marmoset....Pages 389-406
Back Matter....Pages 407-413
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