Peter Bennett (, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Ian Owens (, Department of Biology, Imperial College London at Silw

Evolutionary Ecology of Birds

Life Histories, Mating Systems, and Extinction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Birds show bewildering diversity in their life histories, mating systems and risk of extinction. Why, for example, are fairy-wrens so sexually promiscuous while swans show life long monogamy? This fascinating book is a comprehensive re-appraisal of avian diversity, and is the most extensive application of modern comparative methods yet undertaken.

Produktdetails

• Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 420g
• ISBN-13: 9780198510895
• ISBN-10: 0198510896
• Artikelnr.: 21734203

Inhaltsangabe

Comparative biology of birds
Natural selection and diversity in life histories
3: Patterns of covariation between life history traits
4: Ecological basis of life history and diversity
5: Further problems
Sexual selection and diversity in mating system
7: Ecological basis of mating system diversity
8: Ecological basis of sexual dimorphism
9: Further problems
Birth and death of bird species
11: Explaining variation and extinction risk
12: Explaining variation in species richness
13: Further problems
14: Conclusions