Partnerships In Birds The Study Of Monogamy

Author : Jeffrey M. Black
Publisher : Oxford University Press, UK
ISBN 13 : 0191590541
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Partnerships in Birds : The Study of Monogamy written by Jeffrey M. Black and published by Oxford University Press, UK. This book was released on 1996-05-30 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some birds mate for life, while others have many partners. Why? In this book, fourteen classic studies of bird behaviour are brought together to compare the different partnership patterns from ecological and evolutionary perspectives. Often there is a battle of the sexes, as individual birds behave in the way that serves their best interests. Introductory and concluding chapters review the latest thinking on this fascinating subject. - ;Some birds mate for life, while others have many partners. In this book, fourteen studies are brought together to compare different partnership patterns from ecological and evolutionary perspectives. The subjects have been chosen to include the same species living in different habitats (Sparrowhawks) and at different population densities (Great Tits). There are comparisons between closely related species (Mute Swans and Bewick's Swans). The studies span the globe and the behavioural gradient, from Iceland's strictly monogamous Whooper Swans to Australia's sexually promiscuous Splendid Fairy-wrens. In all cases, sexual and social relationships strongly influence a bird's survival and breeding success. -

Author : Ulrich H. Reichard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521525770
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monogamy written by Ulrich H. Reichard and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-09-11 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the biological roots of social, sexual and reproductive monogamy in birds, mammals and humans.

Author : David P. Barash
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805071368
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Myth of Monogamy written by David P. Barash and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-05 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applying new research to sex in the animal world, the authors dispel the notion that monogamy comes naturally. As "The Myth of Monogamy" reveals, biologists have discovered that for nearly every species, cheating is the rule--for both sexes.

Author : E. A. Schreiber
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420036300
Total Pages : 706 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biology of Marine Birds written by E. A. Schreiber and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-08-16 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biology of Marine Birds provides the only complete summary of information about marine birds ever published. It analyzes their breeding biology, ecology, taxonomy, evolution, fossil history, physiology, energetics, and conservation. The book covers four orders of marine birds in detail and includes two summary chapters that address the biology of shorebirds and wading birds and their lives in the marine environment. Summary tables give detailed information on various aspects of their life histories, breeding biology, physiology and energetics, and demography. It provides a guide to ornithologists and students for research projects.

Author : Bernd Heinrich
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674061934
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nesting Season written by Bernd Heinrich and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the world’s great naturalists and nature writers, Bernd Heinrich shows us how the sensual beauty of birds can open our eyes to a hidden evolutionary process.

Author : Alexander G. Ophir
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889638022
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What’s Love Got to Do with it: The Evolution of Monogamy written by Alexander G. Ophir and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-06-25 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marty Crump
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226121879
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sexy Orchids Make Lousy Lovers written by Marty Crump and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-11-15 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vampire bats that regurgitate blood for roosting buddies. Mosquitoes that filch honeydew droplets from ants. Reptiles that enforce chastity on their lovers with copulatory plugs. Capuchin monkeys that use millipede secretions as mosquito repellent. The natural world is full of unusual relationships, and negotiation between life-forms striving to survive is evolution at its most diverse, entertaining, and awe-inspiring. Picking up where her highly popular Headless Males Make Great Lovers left off, tropical field biologist Marty Crump takes us on another voyage of discovery into the world of unusual natural histories, this time focusing on extraordinary interactions involving animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria. Sexy Orchids Make Lousy Lovers& Other Unusual Relationships illuminates the ceaseless give-and-take between species. Occasionally, both interacting parties benefit, like when hornbills and dwarf mongooses hunt together for food. Other times, like when mites ride in hummingbirds’ nostrils to reach their next meal of nectar, one individual benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed. But sometimes one individual benefits at the expense of the other; you need only recall your last sinus infection to understand how that works. Throughout, Crump brings her trademark spunk and zest to these stories of intimate exchange. She introduces readers to penguins that babysit, pseudoscorpions that ride and mate under the wings of giant harlequin beetles, and parasitic fungi that bend insects to their will. A lively companion to Crump’s earlier work, Sexy Orchids Make Lousy Lovers& Other Unusual Relationships captures the bizarre and befuddling aspects of the behavior of animals, plants, and microbes. After this entertaining romp through the world of natural relationships, you’ll never look at an orchid the same way again.

Author : Barrie G M Jamieson
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482280515
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Birds, Part B: Sexual Selection, Behavior, Conservation, Embryology and Genetics written by Barrie G M Jamieson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-01-02 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second part of volume 6 discusses sexual selection of ultraviolet and structural signals; melanins and carotenoids as feather colorants and signals; sexual selection and auditory signaling; odors and chemical signaling; sexual dimorphism; sexual selection, signal selection and the handicap principle; courtship and copulation; sexual conflict an

Author : James Paradis
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262265524
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The MIT Guide to Science and Engineering Communication, second edition written by James Paradis and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2002-06-21 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A second edition of a popular guide to scientific and technical communication, updated to reflect recent changes in computer technology. This guide covers the basics of scientific and engineering communication, including defining an audience, working with collaborators, searching the literature, organizing and drafting documents, developing graphics, and documenting sources. The documents covered include memos, letters, proposals, progress reports, other types of reports, journal articles, oral presentations, instructions, and CVs and resumes. Throughout, the authors provide realistic examples from actual documents and situations. The materials, drawn from the authors' experience teaching scientific and technical communication, bridge the gap between the university novice and the seasoned professional. In the five years since the first edition was published, communication practices have been transformed by computer technology. Today, most correspondence is transmitted electronically, proposals are submitted online, reports are distributed to clients through intranets, journal articles are written for electronic transmission, and conference presentations are posted on the Web. Every chapter of the book reflects these changes. The second edition also includes a compact Handbook of Style and Usage that provides guidelines for sentence and paragraph structure, punctuation, and usage and presents many examples of strategies for improved style.

Author : Bianca P. Acevedo
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889661903
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Science of Pair-Bonding and Future Directions written by Bianca P. Acevedo and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.