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| Table of Contents | ||
| Part I. | Structure, Development, and Function | |
| Introduction The Anatomy of Growth and its Relation to Locomotor Capacity in Macaca......Theodore I. Grand A View of Ontogony......John C. Fentress A Motility-Immobility Gradient in the Behavior of the "Inferior Wolf" During "Ritualized Fighting"......Ilan Golani and Greg Moran The Role of Hormones in Synchronizing Mammalian Reproductive Behavior......John G. Vandenbergh The Evolution of the Mammalian Brain as an Information-Processing System......Harry J. Jerison |
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| Part II. | Mechanisms of Communication | |
| Introduction Scent Glands in Mammals and Their Functions......Dietland Muller-Schwarze Chemical Communication in House Mice and Deer Mice: Functional Roles in Reproduction of Wild Populations......F. H. Bronson Structure and Function of Hair Crests and Capes in African Carnivora......Christen Wemmer and Don E. Wilson Mechanisms of Mammalian Auditory Communication......Edwin Gould Monkey Calls: How Are They Perceived and What Do They Mean?......Peter Marler |
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| Part III. | Case Studies of Mammalian Behavior: A Perspective | |
| Introduction Behavioral Ecology of Monotremes......T. R. Grant Ecology and Social Adaptation in Didelphid Marsupials: Comparison with Eutherians of Similar Ecology......Pierre Charles-Dominique Socioecology of Silverbacked and Golden Jackals (Canis mesomelas and Canis aureus)......Patricia D. Moehlman The Social System of the Dwarf Mongoose......Jon P. Rood The Evolution of Mating Systems in Pinnipeds......Ian Stirling Kin Identificaiton, Matriarchies, and the Evolution of Sociality in Ground-Dwelling Sciurids......Gail R. Michener Contrasting Socioecologies of South America's Wild Camelids: The Vicuna and Guanaco.....William L. Franklin |
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| Part IV. | The Adaptiveness of Behavior: Constraints, Population Mechanisms, and Evolution |
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| Introduction The Functional Significance of Variation in Body Size Among Mammals......T. H. Clutton-Brock and Paul H. Harvey Ecological and Behavioral Consequences of Adaptation to Various Food Resources......Brian K. McNab Animal Population Regulation Through Behavioral Interactions......Robert H. Tamarin Kin Selection and Altruism......Brian C. Bertram On The Evolution of Social Structure in Mammals......Hubert Hendrichs |
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