Current Ornithology: Volume 11

ISBN-13: 9781475799149 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 292 str.

D. M. Power

Opis

This is the only English-language publication devoted exclusively to extensive reviews and synthesis of topics on the biology of birds. The current volume includes articles on sibling competition, predation and the limitation of bird numbers, and population trends in birds of eastern North America.

Recenzje

`The quality of these chapters, as usual, is quite high....As in past volumes, this book provides a tremendous service to both new students and more experienced researchers....They provide new viewpoints, corrections of misconceptions, and a means of checking what we think we already know.'
The Wilson Bulletin, March 1995

Spis treści

Volume 11: 1. Population Trends in Grassland, Shrubland, and Forest Birds in Eastern North America; R.A. Askins. 2. The Habitat Concept in Ornithology; W.M. Block, L.A. Brennan. 3. Nonbreeding Social Organization in Migratory and Resident Birds; E. Matthysen. 4. Predation and the Limitation of Bird Numbers; I. Newton. 5. Sibling Competition, Hatching Asynchrony, Incubation Period, and Lifespan in Altricial Birds; R.E. Ricklefs. Index.