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- catalog abstract ""The Evolution of Avian Breeding Systems deals with some of the most conspicuous and fascinating aspects of the reproductive biology of birds: sexual selection, mating systems, and their links with parental care. Ever since Darwin's work on sexual selection, birds have provided much of the stimulus for study of these interrelated topics." "This is the first book to combine the themes of sexual selection, parental care, and mating systems, and to focus exclusively on birds. It will be welcomed by researchers and students in animal behaviour and ornithology with an interest in avian breeding systems. It is beautifully illustrated throughout with line drawings by Mike Ramos."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11208574.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""The Evolution of Avian Breeding Systems deals with some of the most conspicuous and fascinating aspects of the reproductive biology of birds: sexual selection, mating systems, and their links with parental care. Ever since Darwin's work on sexual selection, birds have provided much of the stimulus for study of these interrelated topics." "This is the first book to combine the themes of sexual selection, parental care, and mating systems, and to focus exclusively on birds. It will be welcomed by researchers and students in animal behaviour and ornithology with an interest in avian breeding systems. It is beautifully illustrated throughout with line drawings by Mike Ramos."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Introduction -- 2. Sexual selection: theories of female mate choice -- 3. Ethological concepts and sexual selection -- 4. Morphological ornaments and song -- 5. Male condition, parasites, and fluctuating asymmetry -- 6. Empirical studies of the major hypotheses -- 7. Phylogenetic studies of reproductive patterns -- 8. Sexual selection and speciation -- 9. Male mate choice and intrasexual competition -- 10. The benefits of oviparity and the evolution of parental care -- 11. Social monogamy -- 12. Extra-pair copulations and their evolutionary significance -- 13. Multiple mates: polygyny and cooperative polyandry -- 14. Cooperative breeding -- 15. Lek mating systems.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [444]-490) and index.".
- catalog extent "xx, 504 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Evolution of avian breeding systems.".
- catalog identifier "019854913X".
- catalog isFormatOf "Evolution of avian breeding systems.".
- catalog isPartOf "Oxford ornithology series ; 10".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog relation "Evolution of avian breeding systems.".
- catalog subject "598.156/2 21".
- catalog subject "Birds Behavior.".
- catalog subject "Courtship in animals.".
- catalog subject "QL698.3 .L494 1999".
- catalog subject "Sexual selection in animals.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction -- 2. Sexual selection: theories of female mate choice -- 3. Ethological concepts and sexual selection -- 4. Morphological ornaments and song -- 5. Male condition, parasites, and fluctuating asymmetry -- 6. Empirical studies of the major hypotheses -- 7. Phylogenetic studies of reproductive patterns -- 8. Sexual selection and speciation -- 9. Male mate choice and intrasexual competition -- 10. The benefits of oviparity and the evolution of parental care -- 11. Social monogamy -- 12. Extra-pair copulations and their evolutionary significance -- 13. Multiple mates: polygyny and cooperative polyandry -- 14. Cooperative breeding -- 15. Lek mating systems.".
- catalog title "The evolution of avian breeding systems / J. David Ligon ; original illustrations by Mike Ramos.".
- catalog type "text".