Current Ornithology, edited by Val Nolan Jr., Charles F. Thompson, (electronic resource)

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Current Ornithology

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New York, NY, Springer US | Imprint: Springer, 2001

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Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index

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Contents: 1 Avian Coloniality: Progress and Problems -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Historical Background -- 3. Phylogenetic Analyses -- 4. Limitation of Breeding Sites -- 5. The Costs and Benefits of Coloniality -- 6. Social Foraging and Coloniality -- 7. Reproductive Success and Habitat Selection -- 8. Sexual Selection and Coloniality -- 9. Variation in Colony Size -- 10. Prospectus -- References -- 2 Begging in Nestling Birds -- 1. Parent–Offspring Conflict -- 2. The Importance of Signaling -- 3. Begging Signals -- 4. Begging as Competition among Nestmates -- 5. The Importance of Offspring Sex -- 6. The Role of Biparental Care -- 7. An Alternative Perspective -- 8. Conclusions -- References -- 3 Ecological Aspects of Neophobia and Neophilia in Birds -- 1. Introduction -- 2. How Neophobia and Neophilia Are Studied -- 3. What Determines the Intensity of Neophobia and Neophilia in Adult Birds -- 4. Exploration in Juvenile Birds -- 5. Comparative Studies of Neophobia and Exploration -- 6. Conclusions and Future Directions -- References -- 4 Avian Quantitative Genetics -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Components of Phenotypic Variation -- 3. Tools of the Trade -- 4. Empirical Data -- 5. Maternal Effects -- 6. Extra-Pair Paternity -- 7. Quantitative Genetics of Fitness -- 8. Genotype-Environment Interactions -- 9. Genetic Basis of Population Differentiation -- 10. Applications of Quantitative Genetics to Avian Evolution -- 11. Further Prospects -- 12. Conclusions -- References -- 5 Male Parental Care and Paternity -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Models -- 3. Field Studies: Testing Predictions and Assumptions -- 4. Interspecific Analyses -- 5. Conclusions and Future Directions -- References -- 6 Physiological Ecology and Behavior of Desert Birds -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Energy -- 3. Water -- 4. Thermoregulation -- 5. Optimization Processes -- 6. Summary -- References -- 7 Reproductive Energy Expenditure, Intraspecific Variation and Fitness in Birds -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Is Reproduction Energetically Costly, and at What Stage Is It Most Costly? -- 3. Intraspecific Variation in Daily Energy Expenditure: Biological Variation or Measurement Error? -- 4. Repeatability of Daily Energy Expenditure Measurements -- 5. Individual, Environmental, and Activity-Related Correlates of DEE -- 6. Metabolic Rate and Body Mass: Intraspecific versus Interspecific Scaling -- 7. Relationships between DEE and Measures of Reproductive Effort or Fitness -- 8. Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Research -- References

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