| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 472 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE -- PART 1. INTRODUCTION -- PART 2. DESCRIBING BEHAVIOR -- 1. Learning to describe and quantify animal behavior -- B.J. Ploger -- 2. Developing operational definitions and measuring interobserver reliability using house crickets (Acheta domesticus) -- T. Glover -- PART 3. CAUSATION -- 3. Courtship, mating, and sex pheromones in the mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor -- E. Font and E. Desfilis -- 4. Courtship and mate attraction in parasitic wasps -- R.W. Matthews and J.R. Matthews -- 5. Chemoreception in lizards -- C. O'Neil Krekorian -- 6. Behavioral thermoregulation in field populations of amphibian larvae -- H.H. Whiteman and N. Buschhaus -- 7. Temperature dependence of the electric organ discharge in weakly electric fish -- G.K.H. Zupanc, J.R. Banks, G. Engler and R.C. Beason -- 8. Observing and analyzing human nonverbal communication -- P.L. Bernstein -- 9. Foraging behavior of ants, or picnics: an ant's eye view -- S.L. Halkin -- 10. Hummingbird foraging patterns: experiments using artificial flowers -- A. Inman -- 11. Honey bee foraging behavior -- M.R. Richter and J.M. Keramaty -- 12. Individual constancy to color by foraging honeybees -- P.S.M. Hill and H. Wells -- PART 4. DEVELOPMENT -- 13. Dog training laboratory: applied animal behavior -- L.L. Gillie and G.H. Waring -- 14. Paternal care and its effect on maternal behavior and pup survival and development in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) -- B. McGuire -- 15. The effect of prenatal visual stimulation on the imprinting responses of domestic chicks: an examination of sensitive periods during development -- W.L. Hill -- 16. Development of thermoregulation in altricial rodents -- G.R. Michener and T.D. Charge -- 17. Aggregation and kin recognition in African clawed frogs, Xenopus laevis -- K.L. Anderson and B.J. Ploger -- PART 5. ADAPTATION AND EVOLUTION -- Section I: Foraging -- 18. Diving birds: a field study of benthic and piscivorous foragers -- J.J. Templeton & D.J. Mountjoy -- 19. Found a peanut: foraging decisions by squirrels -- S.L. Halkin -- 20. Economic decisions and foraging tradeoffs in chickadees -- R.L. Mumme -- 21. Seed selection by foraging birds -- M.R. Richter, J.A. Halstead and K. Savastano -- 22. Competitive behavior of birds at feeders -- A. Mostrom -- Section II: Avoiding Predators -- 23. Vigilance and the group-size effect: observing behavior in humans -- J.E. Scheib, L.E. Cody, N.S. Clayton and R.D. Montgomerie -- 24. The function of "chat" calls in northern mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos): vocal defense of nestlings -- C.A. Logan -- 25. Diving and skating in whirligig beetles: alternative antipredator responses -- A. Inman and A. Houtman -- 26. The response of tree squirrels to conspecific and heterospecific alarm calls -- A. Houtman -- Section III: Agonistic Behavior -- 27. Competition for breeding resources by burying beetles -- M.P. Scott -- 28. Learning to be winners and losers: agonistic behavior in crayfish -- E.M. Jakkob and C.D. Hoefler -- Section IV: Courtship and Parental Care -- 29. Costs and benefits of maternal care in earwigs -- R.L. Mumme, J.O. Palmer and S.M. Ranking -- 30. Vocal behavior and mating tactics of the spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer): a field exercise in animal behavior -- D.C. Forester -- 31. The role of multiple male characters in mate choice by female guppies (Poecilia reticulata) -- D.J. Albrecht -- 32. Investigating human mate choice using the want ads -- M. Crowe -- Section V: Games -- 33. Demonstrating strategies for solving the prisoner's dilemma -- K.N. Morgan -- 34. Using empirical games to teach animal behavior -- P.K. Stoddard -- Section VI: Evolution -- 35. The evolution of behavior: a phylogenetic approach -- K. Yasukawa -- APPENDICES -- A. Guidelines for the treatment of animals in behavioral research and teaching -- Animal Behavior Society and the Association for the Study of Animal Behavior -- B. Ethical use of human subjects -- American Psychological Association -- C. Introduction to statistics -- B.J. Ploger and K. Yasukaw |
| Summary |
Exploring Animal Behavior in Laboratory and Field is designed to provide a variety of exercises that engage students actively in all phases of scientific investigation, from formulating research questions through interpreting and presenting final results. It attempts to share the collective teaching expertise and experience of members of the Animal Behavior Society with all who are willing to benefit from their wisdom. Four types of exercises are presented: (1) traditional exercises in which students follow a pre-determined protocol to test particular hypotheses explicitly stated in the exercise, (2) traditional exercises that can easily be adapted to inquiry-based approaches, (3) combined pedagogy exercises that involve both traditional and inquiry approaches, and (4) inquiry exercises in which students first brainstorm to generate their own hypotheses, then design their own experiements to test their hypotheses. * Supports a range of pedagogical styles and texts in animal behavior with active learning experiences that engage students * Students and instructors benefit from knowledge and experience of members of the Animal Behavior Society * Flexibility of design enables students and instrucotrs to tailor the exercises to their needs * Can be used to support lab courses that are completely inquiry based as well as independent student research projects in animal behavior * Consideration of animal care guidelines provides an excellent way to address and discuss concerns about the use of animals in teaching and research * Emphasizes the hypothetico-deductive approach that students have difficulty understanding and implementing * Supporting materials make additional required texts unnecessary and link study design considerations with real studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Animal behavior.
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Animal behavior -- Research -- Methodology
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Animal behavior -- Laboratory manuals
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Animal behavior -- Methodology
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Behavior, Animal
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
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Animal behavior -- Methodology
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Animal behavior
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Animal behavior -- Research -- Methodology
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| Genre/Form |
Laboratory manuals
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Laboratory manuals.
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Manuels de laboratoire.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Ploger, Bonnie J.
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Yasukawa, Ken, 1949-
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| ISBN |
9780080506197 |
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0080506194 |
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9780125583305 |
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0125583303 |
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