Population Ecology of the Cooperatively Breeding Acorn Woodpecker. (MPB-24), Volume 24 /

Ever since the acorn woodpecker was observed and described by Spanish explorers, its behavior--particularly the unique habit of caching acorns in specialized storage trees or granaries--has impressed observers. Acorn woodpeckers are also one of the few temperate zone species in which young are reare...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Koenig, Walter D. (Author), Mumme, Ronald L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Series:Monographs in Population Biology Ser.
Subjects:
Acorn woodpecker > Ecology.
Acorn woodpecker > Reproduction.
Bird populations.
Age structure.
Autumn nesting.
Bee-eater, white-fronted.
Campylorhynchus.
Cervus elaphus.
Competition, reproductive.
Dunnock.
Eggs: causes of mortality.
Fitness, estimation of.
Group composition.
Grub theory.
Hawk, Cooper's.
Inbreeding.
Kingfisher, pied.
Migration.
Nutcracker, Clark's.
Owl, northern pygmy.
Panthera leo.
Postdoctoral student analogy.
Reciprocity.
Skill hypothesis.
Social facilitation.
Territorial inheritance.
Variance: enhancement.
Pic glandivore > Écologie.
Pic glandivore > Reproduction.
Oiseaux > Populations.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology.
Bird populations
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Procedures and Methods
  • 3. Overview of the Population
  • 4. Ecological Consequences of Acorn Storage
  • 5. Reproductive Success, I: General Patterns
  • 6. Reproductive Success, II: Group Composition
  • 7. Survivorship of Breeders
  • 8. Sex Ratio, Survivorship, and Dispersal of Young
  • 9. Consequences of Territorial Inheritance
  • 10. The Life Table and Lifetime Reproductive Success
  • 11. Population Regulation
  • 12. Living in Groups: Retention of Offspring
  • 13. Sharing Nests and Mates: Costs and Benefits
  • 14. Acorn Woodpecker Sociality: Conclusions and Unanswered Questions
  • Appendix A. Relatedness between Siblings and between Parents and Offspring
  • Appendix B. Estimation of Long-Distance Dispersal
  • Appendix C. Scientific Names of Birds
  • Literature Cited
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index

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