Adaptive strategies and population ecology of northern grouse. Volume 2, Theory and synthesis /

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The first volume contains eleven studies of eight grouse species; the second contains primarily the work of Bergerud, which utilizes the evidence in the first volume to advance theories of behavior and offer new demographic insights.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bergerud, A. T., Gratson, Michael W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©1988.
Temas:
Grouse.
Bird populations.
Adaptation (Biology)
Adaptation, Biological
Tétraonidés.
Oiseaux > Populations.
Adaptation (Biologie)
NATURE > Birdwatching Guides.
Bird populations
Grouse
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents
  • Part II: Theory and Synthesis
  • Chapter 12. A Genetic Explanation for Ten-year Cycles of Grouse
  • 12.1 Introduction
  • 12.2 Defining the assumptions
  • 12.3 The model
  • 12.4 Parameters of the simulation
  • 12.5 Realism of the assumptions
  • 12.6 Results
  • 12.7 Conclusions
  • 12.8 Summary
  • Chapter 13. Mating Systems in Grouse
  • 13.1 Introduction
  • 13.2 The monogamy model
  • 13.3 Female choice in the model
  • 13.4 Food shortage and monogamy
  • 13.5 The female view of the pair bond
  • 13.6 The male view of the pair bond
  • 13.7 Dispersed polygyny13.8 Clumped polygyny
  • 13.9 Summary
  • Chapter 14. Survival and Breeding Strategies of Grouse
  • 14.1 Introduction
  • 14.2 Male advertising strategies
  • 14.3 Advertising tactics of yearling males
  • 14.4 Female nesting strategies
  • 14.5 The strategy of selecting a male for breeding
  • 14.6 The strategy of improving chick survival
  • 14.7 Brood disbandment and migration
  • 14.8 Strategies for winter survival
  • 14.9 Polymorphic spacing strategy
  • 14.10 Summary
  • Chapter 15. Population Ecology of North American Grouse
  • 15.1 Introduction15.2 Percentage of hens nesting
  • 15.3 Clutch size in grouse
  • 15.4 Nesting success
  • 15.5 Mortality of chicks
  • 15.6 Mortality of juveniles and adults
  • 15.7 Theories of population change
  • 15.8 The 10-year cycle in grouse
  • 15.9 Limitation of breeding numbers
  • 15.10 Summary
  • Chapter 16. Increasing the Numbers of Grouse
  • 16.1 Introduction
  • 16.2 Mechanisms of density
  • 16.3 Control of hunting
  • 16.4 Control of food
  • 16.5 Control of cover
  • 16.6 Predator control
  • 16.7 Control of space
  • 16.8 Successful management
  • 16.9 SummaryReferences
  • Index
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