Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-529).
Machine derived contents note: Preface; 1. The evolution, development and modification of behaviour; 2. Variation and selection of behaviour; 3. Direct orientation and feedback; 4. Operant behaviour; 5. Reward and punishment; 6. Feeding regulation: a model motivational system; 7. The optimal allocation of behaviour; 8. Choice and decision rules; 9. Foraging and behavioural ecology; 10. Stimulus control and cognition; 11. Stimulus control and performance; 12. Memory and temporal control; 13. Learning I: the acquisition of knowledge; 14. Learning II: the guidance of action; References; Indexes.