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Exploring Animal Behavior and Neural Control Mechanisms in Nature

Discover the intricate world of animal behavior and neural mechanisms in this comprehensive study, from mating rituals to escape responses. Learn about sensory analysis and specialized brain functions in different species.

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Exploring Animal Behavior and Neural Control Mechanisms in Nature

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  1. Chapter 4 Opener: Woodhouse’s toad

  2. 4.1 A complex response to simple stimuli

  3. 4.2 A simple rule of thumb governs this beetle’s mating behavior

  4. 4.3 Pioneers in the study of animal behavior

  5. 4.4 Begging behavior by a gull chick

  6. 4.5 Effectiveness of different visual stimuli in triggering the begging behavior of herring gull chicks

  7. 4.6 Instinct theory

  8. 4.7 A code breaker

  9. 4.8 Bolas spider deception

  10. 4.9 Complex code breaking by a wasp (Part 1)

  11. 4.9 Complex code breaking by a wasp (Part 2)

  12. 4.10 The eyestalks of a fiddler crab point straight up

  13. 4.11 Noctuid moth ears

  14. 4.12 Neurons and their operation

  15. 4.13 Neural network of a moth

  16. 4.14 Properties of the ultrasound-detecting auditory receptors of a noctuid moth (Part 1)

  17. 4.14 Properties of the ultrasound-detecting auditory receptors of a noctuid moth (Part 2)

  18. 4.15 How moths might locate bats in space (Part 1)

  19. 4.15 How moths might locate bats in space (Part 2)

  20. 4.15 How moths might locate bats in space (Part 3)

  21. 4.16 Bat ultrasonic cries trigger evasive behavior in a number of insects

  22. 4.17 Is the A2 cell necessary for anti-interception behavior by moths? (Part 1)

  23. 4.17 Is the A2 cell necessary for anti-interception behavior by moths? (Part 2)

  24. 4.18 Avoidance of and attraction to different sound frequencies by crickets (Part 1)

  25. 4.18 Avoidance of and attraction to different sound frequencies by crickets (Part 2)

  26. 4.19 How to turn away from a bat—quickly

  27. 4.20 Escape behavior by a sea slug

  28. 4.21 Neural control of escape behavior in Tritonia

  29. 4.22 The central pattern generator of Tritonia in relation to the dorsal ramp interneurons

  30. 4.23 Song-producing apparatus of the male plainfin midshipman fish

  31. 4.24 Neural control of the sonic muscles in the plainfin midshipman fish

  32. 4.25 Tuning curves of a parasitoid fly

  33. 4.26 Tuning curves of a katydid killer

  34. 4.27 The star-nosed mole’s nose differs greatly from those of its relatives

  35. 4.28 A special tactile apparatus (Part 1)

  36. 4.28 A special tactile apparatus (Part 2)

  37. 4.29 The cortical sensory map of the star-nosed mole (Part 1)

  38. 4.29 The cortical sensory map of the star-nosed mole (Part 2)

  39. 4.30 Sensory analysis in four insectivores

  40. 4.31 Sensory analysis in humans and naked mole-rats

  41. 4.32 Ultraviolet-reflecting patterns have great biological significance for some species

  42. 4.33 A bird that can sense ultraviolet light

  43. 4.34 The ultraviolet reflectance of the throat patch affects mate choice in the bluethroat

  44. 4.35 Relevant movements activate neurons in different parts of the superior temporal sulcus

  45. 4.36 A special-purpose module in the human brain: the face recognition center

  46. 4.37 Specialization of function in different parts of the visual cortex of humans

  47. 4.38 A cerebral word analysis center

  48. 4.39 The hippocampus is essential for navigation by humans (Part 1)

  49. 4.39 The hippocampus is essential for navigation by humans (Part 2)

  50. 4.39 The hippocampus is essential for navigation by humans (Part 3)

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