The Structure-Oriented Approach in Ethology: Network Models and Sex-Ratio Adjustments in Parasitic Wasps

The Structure-Oriented Approach in Ethology: Network Models and Sex-Ratio Adjustments in Parasitic Wasps

AbstractIt is argued that connectionist models (neural nets, parallel distributed processing systems) have a great potential for changing our perspectives on animal behaviour. The approach is more structure-oriented than the conventional explanation by analogy. The method is used to analyze the prin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Behaviour 1990, Vol.114 (1-4), p.148-160
Hauptverfasser: Putters, Felix, Vonk, Marijke
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Eggs
Ethology
Fertilization
Hymenoptera
Insect eggs
Modeling
Oviposition
Parasite hosts
Parasitism
Sex ratio
Time windows
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Zusammenfassung:AbstractIt is argued that connectionist models (neural nets, parallel distributed processing systems) have a great potential for changing our perspectives on animal behaviour. The approach is more structure-oriented than the conventional explanation by analogy. The method is used to analyze the principles of organization underlying oviposition decisions of parasitic wasps.
ISSN:0005-7959
1568-539X
DOI:10.1163/156853990X00095