UID:
edocfu_9958130308502883
Format:
1 online resource (281 p.)
ISBN:
1-299-31650-6
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0-323-15799-8
Content:
Avian Biology
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Avian Biology; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Contributors; General Preface; Preface to Volume VIII; Note on Taxonomy; Contents of Other Volumes; Chapter 1. The Adaptive Significance of Coloniality in Birds; I. Introduction; II. Definition and Occurrence; III. Toward a Better Theoretical Perspective; IV. Energetic Effects; V. Predation Effects; VI. Egg Destruction and Chick Killing; VII. Extra-Pair Copulations; VIII. Other Considerations; IX. Toward a Synthesis: Temporal Fitness Patterns; X. Conclusion; References; Chapter 2. The Fossil Record of Birds
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I. IntroductionII. Archaeopteryx; III. Early Cretaceous Birds; IV. Hesperornithiformes; V. Ichthyornithiformes; VI. Other Mesozoic Birds; VII. Paleognathous Birds; VIII. The ""Basal"" Land Bird Assemblage; IX. The ""Higher"" Land Bird Assemblage; X. The Water Bird Assemblage; XI. Conclusion; References; Index to Bird Name; Subject Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-249408-3
Language:
English
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