In recent years, there have been over 50 comparative analyses carried out in which social or
ecological variables have been used to explain variation in whole brain size, or a part …

Publisher Summary This chapter outlines the evolution of geographic variation in birdsong.
Studies of vocal signals in birds offer potentially useful opportunities for empirical tests of the …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

Animal Learning and Cognition: An Introduction provides an up-to-date review of the
principal findings from more than a century of research into animal intelligence. This new …

Phylogenetic analysis of genomic data allows insights into the evolutionary history of
pathogens, especially the events leading to host switching and diversification, as well as …

1. We have used molecular methods to unravel a remarkable diversity of parasite lineages
in a long-term population study of great reed warblers Acrocephalus arundinaceus that was …

In species with mate choice, the choosy sex selects its mate based on traits that are thought
to indicate the mate's quality. In several bird species, females prefer males that sing more …

Across taxa, both neural growth and cognitive function show considerable developmental
plasticity. Data from studies of decision making, learning, and discrimination demonstrate …

Mate choice and mate attraction are important behaviours influencing the evolution of
elaborate traits. It is possible that male general cognitive performance plays an important …

Food uncertainty has the effect of invigorating food-related responses. Psychologists have
noted that mammals and birds respond more to a conditioned stimulus that unreliably …