Polygyny and sexual selection in red-winged blackbirds /

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The purpose of this book is to explain why red-winged blackbirds are polygynous and to describe the effects of this mating system on other aspects of the biology of the species. Polygyny is a mating system in which individual males form long-term mating relationships with more than one female at a t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Searcy, William A., 1950- (Author), Yasukawa, Ken, 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1995]
Series:Monographs in behavior and ecology.
Princeton paperbacks.
Subjects:
Red-winged blackbird > Behavior.
Polygyny in animals.
Sexual selection in animals.
Mating Preference, Animal
Carouge à épaulettes > Mœurs et comportement.
Sélection sexuelle chez les animaux.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
NATURE > Animals > Birds.
NATURE > Birdwatching Guides.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ornithology.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Parental Care
  • 3. Territoriality
  • 4. Female Reproductive Success
  • 5. Female Choice of Breeding Situation
  • 6. Polygyny
  • 7. Sexual Selection in Progress
  • 8. Adaptations for Sexual Selection
  • 9. Polygyny, Sexual Selection, and Female Red-winged Blackbirds
  • 10. Conclusions
  • Common and Scientific Names
  • References
  • Author Index
  • Taxonomic Index
  • Subject Index

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