Behavior and Its Neural Control in Gastropod MolluscsDuring the past quarter century, there has been a tremendous expansion in our knowledge about gastropods, their behavior and their neurobiology. We can understand a great deal about mammalian nervous systems by studying the relatively larger and simpler structure of the gastropod nervous system. Behavior and Its Neural Control in Gastropod Molluscs first reviews the broader aspects of molluscan biology and draws attention to the special features of the gastropod nervous system. The book then examines different types of behavior, reviewing progress in understanding the mechanisms of neural control, and emphasizing cases in which control can be attributed to identified neurons and identified neural circuits. |
Contents
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The Central Nervous System | 17 |
22 Taxonomic Trends in CNS Organization | 21 |
Feeding | 76 |
72 Food Finding | 83 |
73 Central Pattern Generators | 92 |
74 Variations of Buccal Motor Programs | 99 |
75 Initiation and Modulation of Feeding | 103 |
76 Plasticity of Feeding Behavior | 115 |
Reproduction | 122 |
82 Sexually Selected Behaviors | 127 |
23 Structure of the Ganglia | 25 |
24 Unique Properties of Gastropod Neurons | 29 |
32 Mechanoreception and Nociception | |
33 Sensory Cells for Chemoreception Mechanoreception and Nociception | |
34 Photoreception | |
35 Gravireception | |
36 Magnetoreception | 3 |
Muscles and the Peripheral Nervous System | 5 |
42 Muscle Physiology | 8 |
43 Peripheral Contributions to the Control of Reflexes | 11 |
44 Cellular Elements and Plasticity in Peripheral Neural Circuits | 14 |
Regulation of the Internal Environment | 18 |
52 Control of the Lung in Pulmonates | 19 |
53 Blood Circulation | 23 |
54 Respiratory Pumping | 34 |
55 Water Regulation and Excretion | 37 |
Locomotion | 45 |
62 Crawling by Muscular Contractions | 47 |
63 Swimming | 51 |
64 Taxes and Other Orientations | 65 |
83 Finding Mates | 133 |
84 Nervous Control of Courtship and Copulation | 136 |
85 Egg Laying | 147 |
86 Mechanisms for the Control of EggLaying Behaviors | 161 |
Defense | 166 |
92 The Lines of Defense | 167 |
93 Withdrawal Reflexes | 170 |
94 Plasticity of Defensive Behaviors | 186 |
95 Chemical Defenses | 196 |
The Temporal Organization of Behavior | 201 |
102 Daily Cycles | 206 |
103 Endogenous Circadian Clocks | 211 |
104 Mechanisms of Oscillation and Entrainment in the Eye | 215 |
105 Multiple Influences on the Selection of Behaviors | 218 |
106 Singleness of Action | 224 |
References | 233 |
Taxonomic Index | 259 |
Neuron Index | 261 |
Subject Index | 263 |
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