1. An Introduction to Animal Behavior
The Behavioral Ecology of a Digger Bee
The Science of Behavioral Biology
2. Behavioral Ecology and the Evolution of Altruism
Explaining Altruism: Intelligent Design?
Kin Selection and Inclusive Fitness Theory
The History of Behavioral Traits
Kin Selection and Social Conflict
3. The Evolution of Social Behavior
The Evolution of Helpful Behavior
Kin Selection and Helpful Behavior
Helpers at the Nest: A Darwinian Puzzle
Altruism in Vertebrates and Insects: A Comparison
4. The Evolution of Communication
The History of a Strange Display
Sensory Exploitation and the Origin of Communication Signals
The Behavioral Ecology of Communication
5. Avoiding Predators and Finding Food
The Definition of Adaptation
Testing Adaptationist Hypotheses
A Cost–Benefit Approach to Social Defenses
A Cost–Benefit Approach to Cryptic Behavior
Optimality Theory and Antipredator Behavior
Optimality Theory and Foraging Decisions
Game Theory, Feeding Behavior, and Another Darwinian Puzzle
6. The Evolution of Habitat Selection, Territoriality, and Migration
Habitat Selection and Ideal Free Distribution Theory
When to Invest in Territorial Defense
Dispersal and Migration
7. The Evolution of Reproductive Behavior
Sexual Selection and Bowerbird Behavior
Sexual Selection and Parental Investment
Sexual Selection and the Competition for Mates
Sexual Selection and Sperm Competition
Sexual Selection and Mate Choice
8. The Evolution of Mating Systems
Is Male Monogamy Adaptive?
Monogamous Males, Polyandrous Females
What Do Females Gain from Polyandry?
Why Are There So Many Kinds of Polygynous Mating Systems?
9. The Evolution of Parental Care
The Cost–Benefit Analysis of Parental Care
Discriminating Parental Care
The Puzzle of Parental Favoritism
10. Proximate and Ultimate Causes of Behavior
Connecting the Four Levels of Analysis
The Proximate and Ultimate Causes of Monogamy in Prairie Voles
The Proximate Causes of Bird Song
The Ultimate Causes of Bird Songs
Proximate and Ultimate Causes Are Complementary
11. The Development of Behavior
The Nature or Nurture Misconception
Environmental Differences Can Cause Behavioral Differences
Genetic Differences Can Also Cause Behavioral Differences
Evolution and Behavioral Development
12. Evolution, Nervous Systems, and Behavior
Complex Responses to Simple Stimuli
Detecting, Processing, and Responding to Ecologically Significant Stimuli
The Proximate Basis of Stimulus Filtering
The Evolution of Cognitive Skills
13. How Neurons and Hormones Organize Behavior
Neural Command and Control
Hormonal Modulation of Behavior
The Costs of Hormonal Regulation
14. The Evolution of Human Behavior
Language and the Four Levels of Analysis
The Evolutionary Analysis of Mate Choice
The Evolutionary Analysis of Sexual Conflict
Practical Applications of Evolutionary Theory
The Triumph of an Evolutionary Analysis of Human Behavior
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