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Advances in the Study of Behavior was initiated over 40 years ago to serve the increasing number of scientists engaged in the study of animal behavior. This volume makes another important contribution to the development of the field by presenting theoretical ideas and research findings to professionals studying animal behavior and related fields. Content: Advances in the Study of BehaviorPage i Front MatterPage iii CopyrightPage iv DedicationPage v ContentsPages vii-x ContributorsPages xi-xii PrefacePages xiii-xivMarc Naguib Chapter One - Why Is Social Behavior Rare in Reptiles? Lessons From Sleepy LizardsOriginal Research ArticlePages 1-26C. Michael Bull, Michael G. Gardner, Andrew Sih, Orr Spiegel, Stephanie S. Godfrey, Stephan T. Leu Chapter Two - Behavioral Evidence of Felt Emotions: Approaches, Inferences, and RefinementsOriginal Research ArticlePages 27-48Daniel M. Weary, Paula Droege, Victoria A. Braithwaite Chapter Three - Developmental Plasticity: Preparing for Life in a Complex WorldOriginal Research ArticlePages 49-99Barbara Taborsky Chapter Four - Covetable Corpses and Plastic Beetles—The Socioecological Behavior of Burying BeetlesOriginal Research ArticlePages 101-146Nick J. Royle, Paul E. Hopwood Chapter Five - Mechanisms of Communication and Cognition in Chickadees: Explaining Nature in the Lab and FieldOriginal Research ArticlePages 147-197Allison H. Hahn, Jenna V. Congdon, Kimberley A. Campbell, Erin N. Scully, Neil McMillan, Christopher B. Sturdy Chapter Six - Behavioral Adaptations to Invasive Species: Benefits, Costs, and Mechanisms of ChangeOriginal Research ArticlePages 199-235Tracy Langkilde, Christopher J. Thawley, Travis R. Robbins Chapter Seven - Scramble Competition Polygyny in Terrestrial ArthropodsOriginal Research ArticlePages 237-295Marie E. Herberstein, Christina J. Painting, Gregory I. Holwell Chapter Eight - Communication in Animal Social Networks: A Missing Link?Original Research ArticlePages 297-359Lysanne Snijders, Marc Naguib Chapter Nine - The Self-organization of Social Complexity in Group-Living Animals: Lessons From the DomWorld ModelOriginal Research ArticlePages 361-405Charlotte K. Hemelrijk, Peter M. Kappeler, Ivan Puga-Gonzalez