1st Edition
Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Birds, Part B: Sexual Selection, Behavior, Conservation, Embryology and Genetics
Edited By Barrie G M Jamieson
Copyright 2007
542 Pages
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CRC Press
516 Pages
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CRC Press
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The second part of volume 6 discusses sexual selection of ultraviolet and structural signals; melanins and carotenoids as feather colorants and signals; sexual selection and auditory signaling; odors and chemical signaling; sexual dimorphism; sexual selection, signal selection and the handicap principle; courtship and copulation; sexual conflict and its implications for fitness; intra- and... Read more
Sexual Selection of Ultraviolet and Structural Color Signals
Melanins and Carotenoids as Feather Colorants and Signals
Odors and Chemical Signaling
Sexual Dimorphism; Sexual Selection, Signal Selection and the Handicap Principle
Courtship and Copulation
Sexual Conflict and its Implications for Fitness
Intra- and Extrapair Paternity
Evolution of Parental Care and Cooperative Breeding
Brood Parasitism in Birds
Applications of Reproductive Biology to Bird Conservation and Population Management
Embryogenesis and Development
Molecular Genetics of Avian Sex Determination and Gonadal Differentiation
Biography
Jamieson, Barrie G M
