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The Ostrich Communal Nesting System /
As the study of cooperative breeding systems expands, a number of key species form the examples that underpin our general understanding. The ostrich is increasingly becoming such a textbook species, on the basis of the results obtained in Brian Bertram's study of vigilance and egg discriminatio...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, NJ :
Princeton University Press,
[2014]
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| Edición: | Course Book |
| Colección: | Monographs in Behavior and Ecology ;
38 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. The Ostrich
- 2. Methods
- 3. The Population
- 4. The Breeding System
- 5. Ecological Aspects
- 6. Strategies Adopted by Major Females
- 7. Major and Minor Female Strategies
- 8. Male Strategies
- 9. Discussion: The Evolution and Maintenance of the Communal Nesting System
- References
- Subject Index