UID:
almafu_9958127790102883
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1 online resource (396 p.)
ISBN:
1-299-47309-1
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0-323-15235-X
Content:
The Role of Insectivorous Birds in Forest Ecosystems
Note:
This symposium held in Nacogdoches, July 13-14, 1978, was sponsored by the School of Forestry, Stephen F. Austin State University, and the USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station, Wildlife Habitat and Silviculture Laboratory, Nacogdoches, Texas.
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Front Cover; The Role of Insectivorous Birds in Forest Ecosystem; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors and Participants; Preface; PART I: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS AND NORTH AMERICAN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS; REFERENCES; PART II: CENSUSING BIRDS; CHAPTER 2. ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY CENSUS DATA: A MULTIVARIATE APPROACH; I. INTRODUCTION; II. EXAMPLE; III. CONSTRUCTING CONTRASTS; IV. CONSTRUCTING CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3. AVIAN CENSUS TECHNIQUES: AN ANALYTICAL REVIEW; I. INTRODUCTION; II. CENSUS TEEHNIQUES; III. BIASING FACTORS
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IV. CONCLUSIONSACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; PART III: SAMPLING PREY POPULATIONS; CHAPTER 4. SAMPLING CONSIDERATIONS FOR EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF MORTALITY AGENTS ON BARK BEETLES; I. INTRODUCTION; II. LIFE HISTORIES AND COMPETITIVE INTERACTION OF DENDROCTONUS FRONTALIS AND MONOCHAMUS TITILLATOR; III. DEFINING THE SCOPE AND BOUNDARIES OF THE ESTIMATION PROBLEM; IV. INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION BETWEEN DENDROCTONUS FRONTALIS AND MONOCHAMUS TITILLATOR; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5. TREE SURFACES AS FORAGING SUBSTRATES FOR INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS; I. INTRODUCTION; II. TREE TRUNK SURFACES; III. BRANCHES
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IV. FOLIAGEV. FLOWERS AND FRUITS; VI. DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; PART IV: FORAGING STRATEGIES; CHAPTER 6. SEASONAL CHANGES IN WOODPECKER FORAGING METHODS: STRATEGIES FOR WINTER SURVIVAL; I. INTRODUCTION; II. METHODS; III. RESULTS; IV. DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7. IMPLICATIONS OF OPTIMAL FORAGING THEORY FOR INSECTIVOROUS FOREST BIRDS; I. INTRODUCTION; II. OPTIMAL DIET; III. OPTIMAL ALLOCATION OF FORAGING TIME; IV. OPTIMAL SEARCH BEHAVIOR; V. STABILIZING EFFECTS ON INSECT POPULATIONS; VI. CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES
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CHAPTER 8. FACTORS CONTROLLING FORAGING STRATEGIES OF INSECTIVOROUS BIRDSI. INTRODUCTION; II. OPTIMAL FORAGING: THE BASELINE STRATEGY; III. INTERNAL FACTORS; IV. EXTERNAL FACTORS; V. DIRECTIONS OF FUTURE RESEARCH; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 9. THE COMPARATIVE FORAGING BEHAVIOUR OF YELLOW-THROATED AID SOLITARY VIREOS: THE EFFECT OF HABITAT AND SYMPATRY; I. INTRODUCTION; II. METHODS AND MATERIALS; III. RESULTS; IV. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 10. FORAGING ECOLOGY AND HABITAT UTILIZATION IN THE GENUS SIALIA; I. INTRODUCTION; II. STUDY AREAS AND METHODS
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III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 11. FORAGING TACTICS OF FLYCATCHERS IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA; I. INTRODUCTION; II. METHODS; III. RESULTS; IV. DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; PART V: ECOLOGY; CHAPTER 12. VERTICAL AND TEMPORAL HABITAT UTILIZATION WITHIN A BREEDING BIRD COMMUNITY; I. INTRODUCTION; II. STUDY AREA; III. METHODS; IV. RESULTS; V. DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 13. THE USE OF NESTING BOXES TO STUDY THE BIOLOGY OF THE MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE (PARUS GAMBELI) AND ITS IMPACT ON SELECTED FOREST INSECTS; I. INTRODUCTION; II. METHODS
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III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-215350-2
Language:
English
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