Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Animals (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Advances in The Study of Behavior: Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Animals 4
Copyright 5
Contents 6
Contributors 10
Preface 12
Chapter 1: Sexual Conflict and Sexual Selection in the Goodeinae, a Clade of Viviparous Fish with Effective Female Mate Choic 16
I. Sexual Selection and Sexual Conflict 16
II. Reproductive Biology of the Goodeinae 17
III. Female Mate Choice and Sexual Selection in the Goodeinae 19
IV. Intrasexual Selection in the Goodeinae 52
V. Sexual Conflict and Conservation 56
VI. Conclusions 61
Acknowledgments 62
References 62
Chapter 2: A Spatial Dance to the Music of Time in the Leks of Long-Tailed Manakins 70
I. Introduction 70
II. Natural History 72
III. Time: Polyrhythms 77
IV. Dancing in Space 82
V. Alpha-Beta Pairs as Organisms? 90
VI. Conclusions 91
Acknowledgments 92
References 92
Chapter 3: Host Use by Generalist and Specialist Brood-Parasitic Cowbirds at Population and Individual Levels 98
I. Introduction 98
II. Methods 107
III. Results 111
IV. Discussion 119
V. Conclusions 125
Acknowledgments 126
References 132
Chapter 4: Dealing with Uncertainty: Flexible ReproductiveStrategies by a Tropical Passerine Bird in anUnstable Ecological and Social Environment 138
I. Introduction 138
II. The Focal Study Species 140
III. General Methods 141
IV. Ecological Instability and Breeding 144
V. Social Instability and Reproduction 148
VI. Sexual Signals in the Red-Backed Fairy-Wren 151
VII. Social Instability and Sexual Signals 154
VIII. Conclusions 161
Acknowledgments 163
References 164
Chapter 5: Color in a Long-Lived Tropical Seabird 170
I. Introduction 170
II. Basis of Integumentary Color 172
III. The Blue-Footed Booby Mating System 177
IV. Dynamic Colors in a Long-Lived Bird Living in a Stochastic Environment 180
V. Life History Trade-offs of Sexual Ornamentation 187
VI. Conclusions 195
Acknowledgments 197
References 197
Chapter 6: Intraspecific Variation in the Behavioral Ecology of a Tropical Carnivore, the Spotted Hyena 204
I. Introduction 204
II. Invariant Aspects of the Spotted Hyena's Behavioral Ecology 205
III. Intraspecific Variation in the Behavioral Ecology of Spotted Hyenas 216
IV. Comparison Between Serengeti and Mara Hyenas 224
V. Effects of Human Activity on Spotted Hyenas 230
VI. Conclusions 236
Acknowledgments 237
References 237
Chapter 7: Ecology, Social Behavior, and Conservation in Zebras 246
I. Introduction 246
II. Material and Methods 247
III. Ecology of Zebra Sociality 250
IV. Challenges Facing People and Wildlife in Kenya 255
V. Actions for Sustaining Zebras and Human Economic Development 261
VI. Conclusions 269
Acknowledgments 270
Appendix Zebra Population Projection Model 270
References 272
Chapter 8: Social Organization in Callithrix jacchus 274
I. Introduction 274
II. Female/Female Competition 276
III. Cooperation 282
IV. Conclusions 284
References 285
Chapter 9: Ecological Determinants of Social Systems: Perspectives on the Functional Role of RoostingEcology in the Social Behavior of Tent-Roosting Bats 290
I. Introduction 290
II. Roosting Ecology of Tent-Making Bats 301
III. Social Behavior in Tent-Making Bats 310
IV. Functional Role of Roosting Ecology in the Social Behavior of Tent-Roosting Bats 313
V. Social Systems in Tent-Making Bats Compared to Other Tropical Species 319
VI. Conclusions 321
Acknowledgments 324
References 325
Index 334
Contents of Previous Volumes 344