Advances in the Study of Behavior: Stress and BehaviorAdvances in the Study of Behavior continues to serve scientists across a wide spectrum of disciplines. Focusing on new theories and research developments with respect to behavioral ecology, evolutionarybiology, and comparative psychology, these volumes foster cooperation and communication in these diverse fields. |
Contents
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Chapter 2 Stress and Immune Response | 133 |
Chapter 3 Behavioral Variability and Limits to Evolutionary Adaptation under Stress | 155 |
Chapter 4 Developmental Instability as a General Measure of Stress | 181 |
Recent Developments from Behavioral Reproductive and Ecological Perspectives | 215 |
Chapter 6 Parasitic Stress and SelfMedication in Wild Animals | 291 |
Attractiveness Womens Sexual Development Postpartum Depression and Babys Cry | 319 |
Chapter 8 Welfare Stress and the Evolution of Feelings | 371 |
Chapter 9 Biological Conservation and Stress | 405 |
Contents of Previous Volumes | 549 |
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