We describe the preverbal system of counting and arithmetic reasoning revealed by
experiments on numerical representations in animals. In this system, numerosities are …

Reviews the experimental evidence that animals and insects can represent space, time, and
number and considers computational models of the processes by which a brain might arrive …

Many decisions in the lives of animals and humans require a fine balance between the
exploration of different options and the exploitation of their rewards. Do you buy the …

Cheney and Seyfarth enter the minds of vervet monkeys and other primates to explore the
nature of primate intelligence and the evolution of cognition." This reviewer had to be …

Predators and food are the keys to understanding fish shoals; synchronised co-operation
defeats predators, and optimal food gathering in shoals reflects a shifting balance between …

To understand modern principles of sustainable management and the conservation of
wildlife species requires intimate knowledge about demography, animal behavior, and …

This is a book about proximate mechanisms. Although some theoreti cal structure is used to
introduce the subject, the intent is to offer a comprehensive view of the mechanistic side of …

Population dynamics and animal behaviour are two subjects that have developed almost
independently, despite widespread acceptance of the idea that they must be related. The …

Evolutionary ecology and human behavior Page 1 Evolutionary Ecology and Human Behavior
Eric Alden Smith Bruce Winterhalder Page 2 Evolutionary Ecology and Human Behavior Page …

Spatial coherence between predators and prey has rarely been observed in pelagic marine
ecosystems. We used measures of the environment, prey abundance, prey quality, and prey …