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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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Classical Roots | |
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Pre-Darwinian Roots | |
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Natural Selection and Mental Continuity | |
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Evolution of Instincts | |
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Nature versus Nurture | |
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Levels of Analysis | |
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Chapter Glossary | |
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Principles of Evolutionary Theory | |
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Biological Evolution | |
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Evidence for Evolution | |
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Genotype and Phenotype | |
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Logic of Natural Selection | |
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Origin and Preservation of Genetic Variability | |
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Natural Selection | |
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Chapter Glossary | |
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Origin and Evolution of Animals | |
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Diversity of Life | |
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Geological Background | |
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Origin and Evolution of Animals | |
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Patterns of Diversity | |
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Elements of Cladistics | |
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Chapter Glossary | |
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Evolution and Development | |
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Early Development | |
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Development and Evolution | |
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Development of the Vertebrate Nervous System | |
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Chapter Glossary | |
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Behavioral Neurology | |
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Simple Nervous Systems and Behavior | |
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The Invertebrate Phyla: An Overview | |
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Behavior and Simple Neural Networks | |
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Behavioral and Neural Plasticity | |
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Evolution of Learning Mechanisms in Mollusks | |
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Chapter Glossary | |
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Evolution of the Vertebrate Brain and Behavior | |
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Key innovations of the Vertebrates | |
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Comparative Neurology | |
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Telencephalon | |
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Brain Size | |
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Learning and Cognition | |
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General Processes in Associative Learning | |
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Forms of Associative Learning | |
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Classical Conditioning | |
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Instrumental Conditioning | |
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Situational Generality of Associative Learning | |
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Chapter Glossary | |
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Comparative Analysis of Associative Learning | |
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Comparative Methodology | |
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Learning in Invertebrates | |
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Learning Mechanisms as Adaptations | |
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Learning and Phylogenetic History | |
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Animal Cognition | |
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From Associative Learning to Cognition | |
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Concept Learning | |
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Higher Cognitive Processes | |
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Mental Continuity and Discontinuity | |
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Chapter Glossary | |
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Development of Behavior | |
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Genes and Behavior | |
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Mendelian Behavior Genetics | |
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Quantitative Genetics | |
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Behavioral Mutants | |
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Another Look at Natural Selection | |
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Chapter Glossary | |
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Early Learning and Behavior | |
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Prenatal and Prehatching Behavior | |
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Infant Behavior | |
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Infant Learning | |
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Development of Complex Behavior | |
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Early Social Learning and Behavior | |
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Imprinting | |
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Reproductive and Social Behavior | |
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Development of Vocal Behavior | |
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Chapter Glossary | |
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Social Evolution | |
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Reproductive and Social Behavior | |
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Mechanisms Underlying Social Behavior | |
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Mating Systems | |
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Patterns of Reproductive Behavior | |
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Infant Care | |
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Complex Animal Societies | |
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Chapter Glossary | |
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Brain, Behavior, and Evolution of Primates | |
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What is a Primate? | |
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Early Primate Evolution | |
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Hominid Evolution | |
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Evolution of Language | |
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Chapter Glossary | |
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References | |
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Author Index | |
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Subject Index | |