Although birds have a rather uniform body plan and physiology, they exhibit marked variation in development type, parental care, and rate of growth. This makes them ideal for studying and understanding evolutionary adaptation. Presenting an integrative perspective of organism biology, ecology, and evolution, this book is a case study in evolutionary diversification of life histories.
Although birds have a rather uniform body plan and physiology, they exhibit marked variation in development type, parental care, and rate of growth. This makes them ideal for studying and understanding evolutionary adaptation. Presenting an integrative perspective of organism biology, ecology, and evolution, this book is a case study in evolutionary diversification of life histories.
* Introduction * 1: J. Matthias Starck and Robert E. Ricklefs: Patterns of Development: The Altricial-Precocial Spectrum * 2: Robert E. Ricklefs and J. Matthias Starck: Embryonic Development * 3: Structural Variants and Invariants in Avian Embryonic and Postnatal Development * 4: Carol M. Vleck and Theresa L. Bucher: Energy Metabolism, Gas Exchange, and Ventilation * 5: G. Henk Visser: Development of Temperature Regulation * 6: Esa Hohtola and Henk Visser: Development of Locomotion and Endothermy in altricial and precocial birds * 7: F.M. Anne McNabb, Colin G. Scanes, and Michael Zeman: The Endocrine System * 8: Victor Apanius: The Immune System * 9: Heinz Duttman and H. Heiner Bergmann: Development of Behavior * 10: J. Matthias Starck and Robert E. Ricklefs: Variation, Constraint, and Phylogeny. Comparative Analysis of Variation in Growth * 11: Robert E. Ricklefs, J. Matthias Starck, and Marek Konarzewski: Internal Constraints on Growth in Birds * 12: William A. Schew and Robert E. Ricklefs: Developmental Plasticity * 13: Arie van Noordwijk and Henry Marks: Genetic Aspects of Growth * 14: Sabine Gebhardt-Henrich and Heinz Richner: Causes of Growth Variation and its Consequences for Fitness * 15: Marek Konarzewski, Sebastian Jooijman, and Robert E. Ricklefs: Models for Avian Growth and Development * 16: Robert E. Ricklefs and J. Matthias Starck: The Evolution of Developmental Mode in Birds * 17: J. Matthias Starck and Robert E. Ricklefs: Data Set of Avian Growth Parameters * Summary, Conclusions, and Research Agenda
* Introduction * 1: J. Matthias Starck and Robert E. Ricklefs: Patterns of Development: The Altricial-Precocial Spectrum * 2: Robert E. Ricklefs and J. Matthias Starck: Embryonic Development * 3: Structural Variants and Invariants in Avian Embryonic and Postnatal Development * 4: Carol M. Vleck and Theresa L. Bucher: Energy Metabolism, Gas Exchange, and Ventilation * 5: G. Henk Visser: Development of Temperature Regulation * 6: Esa Hohtola and Henk Visser: Development of Locomotion and Endothermy in altricial and precocial birds * 7: F.M. Anne McNabb, Colin G. Scanes, and Michael Zeman: The Endocrine System * 8: Victor Apanius: The Immune System * 9: Heinz Duttman and H. Heiner Bergmann: Development of Behavior * 10: J. Matthias Starck and Robert E. Ricklefs: Variation, Constraint, and Phylogeny. Comparative Analysis of Variation in Growth * 11: Robert E. Ricklefs, J. Matthias Starck, and Marek Konarzewski: Internal Constraints on Growth in Birds * 12: William A. Schew and Robert E. Ricklefs: Developmental Plasticity * 13: Arie van Noordwijk and Henry Marks: Genetic Aspects of Growth * 14: Sabine Gebhardt-Henrich and Heinz Richner: Causes of Growth Variation and its Consequences for Fitness * 15: Marek Konarzewski, Sebastian Jooijman, and Robert E. Ricklefs: Models for Avian Growth and Development * 16: Robert E. Ricklefs and J. Matthias Starck: The Evolution of Developmental Mode in Birds * 17: J. Matthias Starck and Robert E. Ricklefs: Data Set of Avian Growth Parameters * Summary, Conclusions, and Research Agenda
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