Aspects of Variation in the Song of Red-winged Blackbirds
Author: Fiona Reid
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 102
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Author: Fiona Reid
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 102
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 78
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Richard Walter Simmers
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Published: 1972
Total Pages: 376
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William A. Searcy
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2014-07-14
Total Pages: 331
ISBN-13: 1400863937
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe purpose of this book is to explain why red-winged blackbirds are polygynous and to describe the effects of this mating system on other aspects of the biology of the species. Polygyny is a mating system in which individual males form long-term mating relationships with more than one female at a time. The authors show that females choose to mate polygynously because there is little cost to sharing male parental care in this species, and because females gain protection against nest predation by nesting near other females. Polygyny has the effect of intensifying sexual selection on males by increasing the variance in mating success among males. For females, polygyny means that they will often share a male's territory with other females during the breeding season and will thus be forced to adapt to frequent female-female interactions. This work reviews the results of many studies by other researchers, as well as presenting the authors' own results. Studies of red-winged blackbirds have ranged from long-term investigations of reproductive success and demography, to research on genetic parentage based on modern molecular methods, to a variety of experimental manipulations of ecological circumstances and behavior. Since the red-winged blackbird is one of the best studied species of any taxa in terms of its behavior and ecology, the authors have a particularly extensive body of results on which to base their conclusions. Originally published in 1995. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author: Richard Walter Simmers
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 796
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Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2002-01-21
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 0080493408
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe aim of Advances in the Study of Behavior remains as it has been since the series began: to serve the increasing number of scientists who are engaged in the study of animal behavior by presenting their theoretical ideas and research to their colleagues and to those in neighboring fields. We hope that the series will continue its "contribution to the development of the field", as its intended role was phrased in the Preface to the first volume in 1965. Since that time, traditional areas of animal behavior have achieved new vigor by the links they have formed with related fields and by the closer relationship that now exists between those studying animal and human subjects.Advances in the Study of Behavior, Volume 31 continues to serve scientists across a wide spectrum of disciplines. Focusing on new theories and research developments with respect to behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, and comparative psychology, these volumes foster cooperation and communications in these dense fields.
Author: Dennis M. Power
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Published: 1970
Total Pages: 92
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Les Beletsky
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 332
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Red-winged Blackbird is not only one of North America's commonest birds, but also its best studied. It exemplifies the contribution that in-depth species studies can make to many of the central issues in behavioral ecology. In this book, Les Beletsky calls on 20 years experience of redwings to provide an up-to-date, comprehensive summary of all the major work done with these birds. These studies on the redwings' polygynous breeding system, strong territoriality, complex vocal communications, and broad distribution shed light on many themes of key interest to behaviorists and ecologists interested in the evolution of mate choice and species adaptations to habitats which vary in character in different parts of their range. An extra dimension is added in the consideration of redwings as pests, a widespread and often serious problem in crops of rice and corn. This book is written in an easy style, and will serve as an introduction, to both student and layperson, to redwings and what they can teach us of behavioral ecology. The Red-winged Blackbird provides the research worker with a balanced summary and comprehensive bibliography of one of ornithology's widest and deepest studies. Key Features * Covers perhaps the most studied bird in North America * Presents model species for studies in mating systems, habitat selection, vocal communication, and territorial behavior * Includes a comprehensive bibliography * Presented in an accessible style, ideal for student use
Author: Gordon H. Orians
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Published: 1960
Total Pages: 398
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Barry Kent MacKay
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780811727877
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA complete exploration of bird vocalization. Striking full-color illustrations throughout.