Advances in the Study of Behavior

The aim of Advances in the Study of Behavior is to serve scientists engaged in the study of animal behavior, including psychologists, neuroscientists, biologists, ethologists, pharmacologists, endocrinologists, ecologists, and geneticists. Articles in the series present critical reviews of significant research programs with theoretical syntheses, reformulation of persistent problems, and/or highlighting new and exciting research concepts.

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Preface

Suckling, Milk, and the Development of Preferences towards Maternal Cues by Neonates: from Early Learning to Filial Attachment? (Nowak)

A Neuroethological Approach to Song Behavior and Perception in European Starlings: Interrelationships Among Testosterone, Neuroanatomy, Immediate Early Gene Expression and Immune Function (Ball, Sockman, Duffy, and Gentner)

Navigational Memories in Ants and Bees:
Memory Retrieval when Selecting and Following Routes (Collett, Graham, Harris, and Hempel-de-Ibarra)

Functional Genomics Requires Ecology (Carroll and Potts)

Signal Detection and Animal Communication (Wiley)
Preexisting Male Traits are Important in the Evolution of Elaborated Male Sexual Display) Borgia)

Adaptation, Genetic Drift, Pleiotropy, and History in the Evolution of Bee Foraging Behavior (Raine, Ings, Dornhaus, Saleh, and Chittka)

Kin Selection, Constraints and the Evolution of Cooperative Breeding in Long-tailed Tits (Hatchwell and Sharp)

How Do Little Blue Penguins “Validate” Information Contained in their Agonistic Displays? (Waas)