Current Ornithology

1992
ISBN: 978-0-306-43990-2
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 248 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1230 g

Reihe: Current Ornithology

Contributors to this volume offer new research on extinction processes in birds, nest predation, and song systems, and describes a graphical model that helps predict the reproductive consequences of time allocation between the competing demands of guarding young birds and foraging for food. is the only English-language publication currently devoted exclusively to extensive reviews and synthesis of topics pertaining to all aspects of the biology of birds. Chapters fall under such diverse rubrics as ecology, evolution, behavior, phylogeny, behavioral ecology, anatomy and physiology, and conservation biology. All authors are leading authorities on their subjects, and each chapter is refereed by experts in the topics covered. Although all chapters focus primarily on birds, some topics, such as the social cognition of birds as compared to primates (Volume 13), have significant application to disciplines outside of ornithology. aims to provide an accessible, up-to-date, accurate source of data and to contribute to conceptual generalization and unification across the biological sciences.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Power, D. M.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Vögel (Ornithologie)
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltüberwachung, Umweltanalytik, Umweltinformatik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Angewandte Ökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 The Causes of Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon.- 2 Population Regulation of Seabird Colonies.- 3 The Effects of Investigator Disturbance on Nesting Birds.- 4 Analyzing Quantitative Relationships between Seabirds and Marine Resource Patches.- 5 Interaction of Nest Predation and Food Limitation in Reproductive Strategies.- 6 Wood-Warbler Song Systems: A Review of Paruline Singing Behaviors.