Evolution, Brain, and Behavior | Persistent Problems | R. B. Masterton

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Evolution, Brain, and Behavior

ABSTRACT

First published in 1976. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|11 pages

On the Comparative Method of Investigation

chapter 2|10 pages

Uses of the Comparative Study of Behavior

chapter 3|23 pages

Principles of the Evolution of the Brain and Behavior

chapter 4|31 pages

Rates of Evolution of the Nervous System and Behavior

chapter 5|28 pages

Genetic Considerations in Studies of the Evolution of the Nervous System and Behavior

chapter 6|7 pages

What Animals Should We Compare?

chapter 7|8 pages

Grades and Clades Revisited

chapter 8|5 pages

Interrelationships of the Major Fish Groups with Comments on Specimen Availability

chapter 9|14 pages

The Nomenclature of Correspondence: A New Look at “Homology” and “Analogy”

chapter 10|9 pages

Morphological Homology and the Nervous System

chapter 11|15 pages

The Concept of Homology and the Evolution of Behavior

chapter 12|5 pages

Practical Aspects of Homology Recognition

chapter 13|5 pages

In Defense of the Analog: A Commentary to N. Hotton

chapter 14|18 pages

Homology: Logic, Information, and Efficiency

chapter 15|15 pages

Problems in the Comparative Study of Language

chapter 16|49 pages

Intelligence: An Invertebrate Perspective