Table of Contents

1. Introduction Reuven Dukas 2. Neural representation and the evolution of signal form Magnus Enquist and Anthony Arak 3. Constraints on information processing and their effects on behavior Reuven Dukas 4. Evolutionary ecology of learning Reuven Dukas 5. The cognitive ecology of song communication and song learning in the song sparrow Michael D. Beecher, S. Elizabeth Campbell & J. Cully Nordby 6. Cognitive ecology of navigation Fred Dyer 7. The ecology and neurobiology of spatial memory David .F. Sherry 8. Risk-sensitive foraging: decision-making in variable environments. Melissa Bateson and Alex Kacelnik 9. Behavioral decisions about foraging and predator avoidance Ronald C. Ydenberg 10. Evolutionary ecology of partner choice Lee A. Dugatkin & Andrew Sih 11. Cognitive ecology: prospects Reuven Dukas

About the Author

Reuven Dukas is associate professor of psychology, neuroscience, and behavior, and a member of the Animal Behaviour Group at McMaster University.