Boolean Model of the Courtship and Agonistic Behavior of Hentzia Palmarum (Araneae: Salticidae)
Abstract
A behavior modeling technique based on Boolean algebra is developed and applied to the stereotyped courtship and agonistic behaviors of Hentzia palmarum (Hentz) males. A primary advantage of this type of alternative modeling technique comes from the precise relationship between cause and effect or stimulus and response inherent in Boolean algebra. In the present case, a preliminary model is developed that resolves the behaviors in question into overlapping, branching sequences of stereotyped behavioral units and sequential releasers.Downloads
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