Author: Yu LiuPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Sexual Selection Strategy of Northeastern Chinese Barn Swallows (Hirundo Rustica).
Author: Yu LiuSexual Selection and the Barn Swallow
Author: Anders Pape MøllerPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198540298
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
This informative book details the important effects sexual selection has on barn swallow mating behavior, mating competition, parental care, host-parasite interactions, and migration strategies. The first two chapters present a concise, insightful review of the two main components of sexualselection theory--male-male competition and female choice. Citing evidence from the author's long-term field work on the monogamous barn swallow, subsequent chapters investigate the advantages held by males with colorful plumage and by females who are choosy when selecting a mating partner. In hisexploration of the roles of behavior, ecology, morphology, genetics, and evolution, Moller provides an invaluable synthesis of barn swallow mating behavior research. Students and researchers of ecology, animal behavior, ornithology, and evolutionary biology will welcome this book.
Tail Length and Sexual Selection in the North American Barn Swallow (Hirundo Rustica Erythrogaster)
Author: Ana Teresa BricenoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Barn swallow
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Male Tail Streamer Length Does Not Predict Within-pair Paternity Or Other Measures of Reproductive Success in North American Barn Swallows Hirundo Rustica Erythrogaster
Author: Colby R. NeumanMale Sexually Selected Traits of the Barn Swallow Hirundo Rustica Gutturalis in China
Author: Nana LiCurrent Advances in Ecological & Environmental Sciences
Author: Animal Behavior Desk Reference
Author: Edward M. BarrowsPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1439836515
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
"Words are our tools, and, as a minimum, we should use clean tools. We should know what we mean and what we do not, and we must forearm ourselves against the traps that language sets us." -- The Need for Precise Terminology, Austin (1957, 7–8) It follows that, for effective and efficient communication, people should have, or at least understand, the same precise terminology. Such terminology is crucial for the advancement of basic, theoretical, and applied science, yet too often there is ambiguity between scientific and common definitions and even discrepancies in the scientific literature. Providing a common ground and platform for precise scientific communication in animal behavior, ecology, evolution, and related branches of biology, Animal Behavior Desk Reference, A Dictionary of Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution, Third Edition contains more than 800 new terms and definitions, 48 new figures, and thousands of additions and improvements. Using a dictionary format to present definitions in a standard, easily accessible manner, the book’s main body emphasizes conceptual terms, rather than anatomical parts or taxonomic terms, and focuses on nouns, rather than verbs or adjectives. Term hierarchies are handled with bulleted entries and terms with multiple definitions are included as superscripted entries. All sources are cited and most are paraphrased to conform to uniform style and length. The dictionary also includes nontechnical and obsolete terms, synonyms, pronunciations, and notes and comments, as well as etymologies, term originators, and related facts. Appendices address organism names, organizations, and databases. Devoted to the precise and correct use of scientific language, this third edition of a bestselling standard enables students and scientists alike to communicate their findings and promote the efficient advancement of science.
Molecular Population Genetics
Author: Matthew William HahnPublisher: Sinauer Associates, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780878939657
Category : Molecular genetics
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Published by Sinauer Associates, an imprint of Oxford University Press. Provides descriptions of the methods and tools used in molecular population genetics, which has combined advances in molecular biology and genomics with mathematical and empirical findings to uncover the history of natural selection and demographic shifts in many organisms.
Bird Nests and Construction Behaviour
Author: Mike HansellPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781139429085
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Bird Nests and Construction Behaviour provides a broad view of our understanding of the biology of the nests, bowers and tools made by birds. It illustrates how, among vertebrates, the building abilities of birds are more impressive and consistent than for any other builders other than ourselves, yet birds seem to require no special equipment, and use quite uncomplicated behaviour. In doing so, the book raises general issues in the field of behavioural ecology including the costs of reproduction, sexual selection and the organisation and complexity of behaviour. Written for students and researchers of animal behaviour, behavioural ecology and ornithology, it will nevertheless make fascinating reading for architects and engineers interested in understanding how structures are created by animals.
What is Sustainable Journalism?
Author: Peter BerglezPublisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN: 9781433134401
Category : Environmental protection
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This edited volume, which elaborates on the idea and concept of sustainable journalism, is the result of a perceived lack of integral research approaches to journalism and sustainable development. Thirty years ago, in 1987, the Brundtland Report pointed out economic growth, social equality and environmental protection as the three main pillars of a sustainable development. These pillars are intertwined, interdependent, and need to be reconciled. However, usually, scholars interested in the business crisis of the media industry tend to leave the social and environmental dimensions of journalism aside, and vice versa. What Is Sustainable Journalism? is the first book that discusses and examines the economic, social and environmental challenges of professional journalism simultaneously. This unique book and fresh contribution to the discussion of the future of journalism assembles international expertise in all three fields, arguing for the necessity of integral research perspectives and for sustainable journalism as the key to long-term survival of professional journalism. The book is relevant for scholars and master's students in media economy, media and communication, and environmental communication.