Nest building and bird behavior /
This book is a comprehensive study of nest-building behavior in birds. A much-needed synthesis of the previously scattered literature on this central aspect of avian biology, it is organized by behavior problems and focuses on evolution as its unifying theme. Originally published in 1984. The Prince...
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| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©1984.
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| Series: | Princeton legacy library.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=791905 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Diversity of nests and major evolutionary trends in nest building
- Speciation and nest building
- Mate selection and nest building
- Bowerbirds, bowers, and nests
- Nest-site selection and the physical environment
- Adaptation of nest building to the physical environment
- Nest competitors and parasites
- Predators and nests
- How birds build their nests
- The analysis of nest building by weaverbirds
- The development of nest-building ability
- Internal factors in the control of nest building
- The evolution of gregarious nesting.