The Cambridge handbook of animal cognition / edited by Allison B. Kaufman, University of Connecticut, Josep Call, University of St Andrews, James C. Kaufman, University of Connecticut.
Part I Communication and language: 1. Animal communication overview -- 2. Communication in ant societies -- 3. Symbolic communication in the grey parrot -- 4. Communication in dogs and wolves -- 5. Semantic communication in primates -- Part II: 6. Memory and recall overview -- 7. A fish memory tale: memory and recall in fish and sharks -- 8. Memory in hummingbirds -- 9. Event memory in rats -- 10. Primate recall memory -- Part III: 11. Social cognition overview -- 12. Proximate and ultimate mechanisms of cooperation in fishes -- 13. Evolutionary and neural bases of the sense of animacy -- 14. Raven social cognition and behavior -- 15. Reciprocal cooperation -- Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) -- 16. Exploring the social minds of elephants -- 17. Dolphin social cognition -- 18. Mirror self-recognition: five decades of primate research -- Part IV: 19. Social learning and teaching overview -- 20. Tandem running recruitment by Temnothorax ants as a model system for social learning -- 21. Fish social networks -- 22. Social learning in birds -- 23. Social learning in chimpanzees -- Part V: 24. Numerical and quantitative abilities overview -- 25. Numerical competence in fish -- 26. Spatial-numerical association in nonhuman animals -- 27. Perceptual categorization in pigeons -- Part VI: 28. Innovation and problem-solving overview -- 29. General intelligence (g) in mice -- 30. Bowerbird innovation and problem-solving -- 31. Parrot innovation -- 32. Innovation in marine mammals -- 33. Innovation in capuchin monkeys -- 34. Innovation and problem-solving in orangutans -- 35. Decision making in animals: rational choices and adaptive strategies.
Summary:
"Divided into six sections - communication and language, memory and recall, social cognition, social learning and teaching, numerical and quantative abilities, and innovation and problem solving the Handbook allows readers to focus specifically on what they are interested in. Concise overviews in each section provide the history and basic concepts in each area, and are helpful for both newcomers to the field or specialists seeking to gain background in different areas. Each overview is followed by three to six entries for readers who are interested in learning more about a particular subject"-- Provided by publisher.
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