Behavioral ecology of tropical birds
This book examines behavioral adaptations of tropical birds in timing of breeding, life history traits, mating systems and parental care, territoriality, communication, and biotic interactions, and emphasizes the many gaps in our knowledge of tropical birds. We urge students and researchers in tempe...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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San Diego
Academic Press
2001, ©2001
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| Collection: | Elsevier ScienceDirect eBooks - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book examines behavioral adaptations of tropical birds in timing of breeding, life history traits, mating systems and parental care, territoriality, communication, and biotic interactions, and emphasizes the many gaps in our knowledge of tropical birds. We urge students and researchers in temperate and tropical regions alike to realize the potential they have for improving our knowledge of avian adaptations far beyond what is currently accepted as gospel. Time is running out. * Line drawings with graphs * Unpublished data and observations from decades of authors' research in tropics |
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| Item Description: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 |
| Physical Description: | online resource (ix, 165 pages) illustrations, map |
| ISBN: | 9780126755558 9780126755565 0126755566 0126755558 |