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Empathy --- Social behavior in animals

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Twenty years ago, fresh out of graduate school and recently married, John and Colleen Marzluff left Arizona for a small cabin in the mountains of western Maine. Their mission: to conduct the first-ever extensive study of the winter ecology of the Common Raven under the tutelage of biologist Bernd Heinrich.Drawing on field notes and personal diaries, they vividly and eloquently chronicle their three-year endeavor to research a mysterious and often misunderstood bird-assembling a gigantic aviary, climbing sentry trees, building bird blinds in the forest, capturing and sustaining 300 ravens as study subjects, and enduring harsh Maine winters in pursuit of their goal. They also shared the unique challenges and joys of raising, training, and racing the sled dogs that assisted them in their work.Accompanied by Evon Zerbetz's lovely linocut illustrations, Dog Days, Raven Nights is a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the adventures of field science and an insightful exploration of the nature of relationships, both animal and human.

Corvus corax --- Social behavior in animals. --- Dogs. --- Behavior. --- Psychology. --- Research --- Marzluff, John M. --- Marzluff, Colleen.

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"Do animals have cognitive maps? Do they possess knowledge? Do they plan for the future? Do they understand that others have mental lives of their own? This volume provides a state-of-the-art assessment of animal cognition, with experts from psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, ecology, and evolutionary biology addressing these questions in an integrative fashion. It summarizes the latest research, identifies areas where consensus has been reached, and takes on current controversies. Over the last thirty years, the field has shifted from the collection of anecdotes and the pursuit of the subjective experience of animals to a rigorous, hypothesis-driven experimental approach. Taking a skeptical stance, this volume stresses the notion that in many cases relatively simple rules may account for rather complex and flexible behaviors. The book critically evaluates current concepts and puts a strong focus on the psychological mechanisms that underpin animal behavior. It offers comparative analyses that reveal common principles as well as adaptations that evolved in particular species in response to specific selective pressures. It assesses experimental approaches to the study of animal navigation, decision making, social cognition, and communication and suggests directions for future research. The book promotes a research program that seeks to understand animals' cognitive abilities and behavioral routines as individuals and as members of social groups"--MIT CogNet.

Cognition in animals --- Animal navigation --- Decision making in animals --- Social behavior in animals --- Animal communication --- BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General --- COGNITIVE SCIENCES/General --- Animal ethology and ecology. Sociobiology --- Animal behavior --- Navigation --- Animal cognition --- Animal intelligence

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The result of a symposium hosted by the American Society of Primatologists, this volume attests to the huge strides made in recent decades by researchers studying primates and their behavior. Research into the notion of ‘personality’ in nonhuman primates can be traced back to the 1930s and 40s, when primatologists began to notice large individual differences in the behavioral and emotional disposition of monkeys and apes. Jane Goodall’s work at Gombe National Park pushed the field further, but its perceived anthropomorphism was frowned on for a time. Undeterred, primatologists continued to investigate aspects of personality at Gombe. Peter Buirski’s ‘Emotions Profile Index’ and the Madingley questionnaire used by Joan Stevenson-Hinde and her group were vital developments and even informed work in other species.   With contributions from some of the leading researchers currently exploring the topic, this collection fulfils a need for a comprehensive survey of the latest developments in the study of personality and temperament in nonhuman primates. Yet it also contextualizes the subject by covering early work in the field as well as key ongoing issues such as methodology. A series of chapters then provide analysis of empirical studies that investigate aspects of primate temperament as diverse as impulsivity and aggression and the ecological implications of animal personality. This publication, then, demonstrates the richness and diversity of the field as well as being a source of inspiration for researchers dedicated to investigating the subject.

Primates --- Social behavior in animals --- Cognition in animals --- Behavior evolution --- Biological Processes --- Behavioral Sciences --- Publication Formats --- Biology --- Genetic Processes --- Investigative Techniques --- Behavior --- Mammals --- Vertebrates --- Behavioral Disciplines and Activities --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Biological Phenomena --- Biological Science Disciplines --- Genetic Phenomena --- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms --- Publication Characteristics --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Psychiatry and Psychology --- Phenomena and Processes --- Chordata --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Animals --- Eukaryota --- Organisms --- Biological Evolution --- Sociobiology --- Congresses --- Behavior, Animal --- Psychology --- Methods --- Zoology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Zoology - General --- Cognition in animals. --- Psychology. --- Behavior. --- Development. --- Animal cognition --- Quadrumana --- Life sciences. --- Evolutionary biology. --- Zoology. --- Life Sciences. --- Evolutionary Biology. --- Animal intelligence --- Evolution (Biology). --- Animal evolution --- Biological evolution --- Darwinism --- Evolutionary biology --- Evolutionary science --- Origin of species --- Evolution --- Biological fitness --- Homoplasy --- Natural selection --- Phylogeny --- Natural history