Partnerships in Birds

The Study of Monogamy

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Häftad, Engelska, 1996

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1996-05-30
Mått:155 x 234 x 23 mm
Vikt:668 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Oxford Ornithology Series
Antal sidor:432
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
Illustratör:Mark Hulme
ISBN:9780198548607

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This book will fill you in on the most up-to-date scientific findings about monogamy ... excellent for students of the natural sciences and a must for professionals in this field.

Innehållsförteckning

INITIAL PERSPECTIVES ; 1. Introduction: pair bonds and partnerships ; 2. The battle of the sexes and the origins of monogamy ; 3. The model family ; CONTINUOUS PARTNERSHIPS ; 4. Long-term monogamy in a river specialist - the Blue Duck ; 5. Do Barnacle Geese benefit from life-long monogamy? ; 6. Mate fidelity in swans ; 7. Breeding partnrship in two New World jays ; 8. Partnerships in promiscuous Splendid Fairy-wrens ; PART-TIME PARTNERSHIPS ; 9. Divorce in the European Blackbird ; 10. Mate fidelity and divorce in ptarmigan ; 11. Causes and consequences of long-term partnerships in Cassin's Auklets ; 12. Monogamy in a long-lived seabird: the Short-tailed Shearwaters ; 13. Between and within-population variation in mate fidelity in the Great Tit ; 14. Monogamy in the Sparrowhawk ; 15. Mate fidelity in penguins ; 16. Causes and consequences of mate fidelity in Red-billed Gulls ; 17. Dispersal, demography, and the persistence of partnerships in Indigo Buntings ; Concluding Perspectives ; 18. Monogamy and sperm competition in birds ; 19. Mate fidelity and divorce in monogamous birds ; Author index ; Subject index