Charles R. Brown – författare & böcker

Coloniality in the Cliff Swallow

The Effect of Group Size on Social Behavior

Inbunden, Engelska, 1996

1 469 kr

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Many animal species live and breed in colonies. Although biologists have documented numerous costs (increased competition for limited resources) and benefits (more pairs of eyes to watch for predators) of group living, they often still do not agree on why coloniality evolved in the first place. Drawing on their 12-year study of a population of cliff swallows in Nebraska, USA, the authors investigate 26 social and ecological costs and benefits of coloniality. They explore how these costs and benefits are reflected in reproductive success and survivorship, and speculate on the evolution of cliff swallow coloniality. This study of vertebrate coloniality should be of interest to all who study social animals, including behavioural ecologists, population biologists, ornithologists and parasitologists. Its focus on the evolution of coloniality should also appeal to evolutionary biologists and to psychologists studying decision making in animals. The authors' research on swallows was the subject of an award-winning exhibition at the Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven, Connecticut, and was included in the BBC television production, "The Trials of Life".

Coloniality in the Cliff Swallow

The Effect of Group Size on Social Behavior

AvCharles R. Brown,Mary Bomberger Brown

Häftad, Engelska, 1996

572 kr

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Many animal species live and breed in colonies. Although biologists have documented numerous costs (increased competition for limited resources) and benefits (more pairs of eyes to watch for predators) of group living, they often still do not agree on why coloniality evolved in the first place. Drawing on their 12-year study of a population of cliff swallows in Nebraska, USA, the authors investigate 26 social and ecological costs and benefits of coloniality. They explore how these costs and benefits are reflected in reproductive success and survivorship, and speculate on the evolution of cliff swallow coloniality. This study of vertebrate coloniality should be of interest to all who study social animals, including behavioural ecologists, population biologists, ornithologists and parasitologists. Its focus on the evolution of coloniality should also appeal to evolutionary biologists and to psychologists studying decision making in animals. The authors' research on swallows was the subject of an award-winning exhibition at the Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven, Connecticut, and was included in the BBC television production, "The Trials of Life".

Swallow Summer

AvCharles R. Brown

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

216 kr

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Each May for fifteen consecutive years, Charles R. Brown has trekked to the Cedar Point Biological Station in western Nebraska to learn more about the behavior of colonial cliff swallows. He, his wife, and several student assistants spend the summers observing, catching, and banding swallows to determine life span, migration patterns, and nesting habits. Why study one species of swallow for fifteen years? With Swallow Summer Brown answers all the tourists, highway patrolmen, and local residents who have asked why he was leaning over bridges with nets, wading in mud up to his knees, or staring fixedly into culverts, where swallows often build their mud nests. He finds these birds fascinating.This book is about a passion for birds, but it is also about the personal challenges of scientific research. Brown provides a daily chronicle of field work at Cedar Point—including the joy of holding a swallow that has returned to the same site for eleven years and the inevitable frictions between researchers and local residents. Blending humorous anecdotes and insightful scientific observations, Brown writes an engaging tale. Moreover, he makes sophisticated biology accessible to anyone who cares about nature.

Government Of The State Of Michigan

Embracing An Abstract Of The Laws, And Showing The Duties Of State, Country And Township Officers

AvCharles R Brown

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

371 kr

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Government of Michigan

Its History and Jurisprudence. Also, a Brief Outline of the Government of the United States

AvCharles R Brown

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

385 kr

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Government Of The State Of Michigan

Embracing An Abstract Of The Laws, And Showing The Duties Of State, Country And Township Officers

AvCharles R Brown

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

214 kr

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Government of Michigan

Its History and Jurisprudence. Also, a Brief Outline of the Government of the United States

AvCharles R Brown

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

243 kr

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Government Of The State Of Michigan,

AvCharles R Brown

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

371 kr

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Government Of The State Of Michigan,

AvCharles R Brown

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

214 kr

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Christianity and Modern Thought

AvCharles R Brown,Charles A Dinsmorem. fl.

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

374 kr

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Christianity and Modern Thought

AvCharles R Brown,Charles A Dinsmorem. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

236 kr

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Honer of the Church

AvCharles R Brown

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

304 kr

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Charles R Brown - Government of the State of Michigan, Embracing An Abstract of the Laws, and Showing the Duties of State, Country and township officers; Also, A Brief Outline of the Government of the United States, by Charles R. Brown., Häftad

Government of the State of Michigan, Embracing An Abstract of the Laws, and Showing the Duties of State, Country and township officers; Also, A Brief Outline of the Government of the United States, by Charles R. Brown.

AvCharles R Brown

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

286 kr

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Government of Michigan,

AvCharles R Brown

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

315 kr

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Charles R Brown - Government of Ohio, Its History, Resources and Jurisprudence, Also, A Brief Outline of the Government of the United States... by Charles R. Brown., Häftad

Government of Ohio, Its History, Resources and Jurisprudence, Also, A Brief Outline of the Government of the United States... by Charles R. Brown.

AvCharles R Brown

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

357 kr

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Working Faith

AvCharles R. Brown

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

453 kr

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The author here attempts to dispel the intellectual fog that often dims the Christian's view of Christ. He recognizes that it is good for an individual to move now and then intellectually and spiritually, but he cautions against discarding such things as religious faith, human service, political stability, and economic security. He offers a satisfying philosophy of life for individuals and groups.Originally published in 1926.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.