Behavior of Marine Animals: Current Perspectives in Research Volume 1: Invertebrates

ISBN-13: 9781468409093 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 244 str.

Howard E. Winn; Bori L. Olla

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What have been brought together in these volumes are works represent ing a variety of modern quantitative studies on a select group of marine organisms. Some of the species studied here represent basic biological ex perimental subjects-in some cases, marine versions of the white rat and pigeon-that are being used for a wide range of studies. Other species studied were virtually unknown as experimental animals. The authors have studied their animals in considerable depth, often in both the field and the laboratory. It is this cross reference between real life and the artificial but controlled conditions of the laboratory which gives us the necessary understanding, and ultimately the means, for improving our rapidly deteriorating environment, a must for man's survival, maintenance, and improvement of the quality of living standards. A direct outgrowth of a AAAS symposium entitled "Recent Advances in the Behavior of Marine Organisms" held in December 1966, these vol umes include a reasonable balance between review and original unpublished research. Of the many persons who have made these volumes possible, we wish to especially thank Nancy Fish, Lois Winn, Mabel Trafford, and Deborah Brennan. The latter two accomplished most of the final editorial work. The personnel of Plenum Press were cooperative in all aspects of our rela tionship. Only the two editors are responsible for defects in the volumes. We believe the papers presented are significant and will be of importance to members of the scientific community."

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of Volume 1.- 1 Orientation in Shore-Living Arthropods, Especially the Sand Fiddler Crab.- I. Introduction.- II. Review of Orientation in Shore-living Forms.- A. Amphipods.- B. Isopods.- C. Lycosid Spiders.- D. Insects.- E. Decapods.- III. Orientation by Fiddler Crabs, Genus Uca.- A. Orientation Mechanisms and Adaptiveness.- B. Factors Controlling Preferred Bearings.- C. Orientation during Ontogeny in Uca pugilator, the Sand Fiddler Crab.- IV. General Discussion.- References.- 2 Acoustic Signalling and Detection by Semiterrestrial Crabs of the Family Ocypodidae.- I. Introduction.- II. Patterns of Activity and Display.- III. Signal Characteristics.- A. Ambulatory Leg Movements.- B. Rapping.- C. Body Thumping.- D. Stridulation.- E. Ghost Crab Sounds.- IV. Detection of Tonal Stimuli.- A. Perceptual Capacities.- B. Sound Reception.- V. Detection of Rapping Sounds.- A. Characteristics of the Visual-Acoustic System.- B. Methods.- C. Results.- VI. Discussion and Conclusions.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 3 Ritualization in Marine Crustacea.- I. Introduction.- A. The Concept of Ritualization.- B. Methods of Study.- II. Communication Studies in Marine Crustacea.- A. Visual Agonistic Stimuli.- B. Agonistic-Sexual Behavior Patterns.- C. Cleaning Symbiosis.- D. Tactile Stimuli.- E. Chemical Stimuli.- III. Model Presentations and Sequence Analysis.- IV. Ritualization in Hermit Crabs.- A. Agonistic Movements in Petrochirus.- B. Film Analysis.- C. Multilevel “Typical Form” in Pagurus longicarpus.- V. Discussion.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 4 Aggressive Behavior in Stomatopods and the Use of Information Theory in the Analysis of Animal Communication.- I. Introduction.- II. Information Theory.- A. The Measure of Information.- B. Measures of Communication.- C. Some Comments on Terminology.- III. Information Theory and Behavior.- A. Methods.- B. Applications.- C. Limitations.- IV. Stomatopod Aggressive Behavior—An Example of the Use of Information Theory in Behavioral Analysis.- A. Description of the Behavior.- B. General Methods.- C. Intraindividual Sequences.- D. Interindividual Sequences.- E. Interspecific Sequences.- V. General Discussion.- A. Quantitative Analysis of Behavior.- B. Information Theory.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 5 Predatory Behavior of a Shell-Boring Muricid Gastropod.- I. Introduction.- II. Experimental Animals.- A. Predator.- B. Prey.- III. Detection and Approach to Prey.- A. Distance Detection of Prey.- B. Approach to Prey.- C. Close-Range Detection and Mounting of Prey.- IV. Penetration of Prey.- A. Selection of Borehole Site.- B. Penetration of Shell.- C. Duration of Boring Periods.- V. Relationship of Size of Borehole, ABO, and Radula.- A. Borehole Characteristics.- B. Borehole, ABO, Radula, Shell Height, and Other Parameters.- C. Variation in Size of Boreholes.- D. Maximum Depth of Boreholes.- VI. Feeding.- A. Penetration of Mantle Cavity of Prey.- B. Biting and Swallowing.- C. Rate of Feeding.- D. Gaping of Oysters.- VII. Discussion and Conclusions.- Acknowledgments.- References.