Nest Building and Bird Behavior 1st Edition by Nicholas Collias ISBN 978-0691640228 069164022X
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ISBN 10: 069164022X
ISBN 13: 978-0691640228
Author: Nicholas E. Collias
This book is a comprehensive study of nest-building behavior in birds. A much-needed synthesis of the previously scattered literature on this central aspect of avian biology, it is organized by behavior problems and focuses on evolution as its unifying theme.
Originally published in 1984.
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Table of contents:
CHAPTER ONE. Introduction
CHAPTER TWO. Diversity of Nests and Major Evolutionary Trends in Nest Building
CHAPTER THREE. Speciation and Nest Building
CHAPTER FOUR. Mate Selection and Nest Building
CHAPTER FIVE. Bowerbirds, Bowers, and Nests
CHAPTER SIX. Nest-site Selection and the Physical Environment
CHAPTER SEVEN. Adaptations of Nest Building to the Physical Environment
CHAPTER EIGHT. Nest Competitors and Parasites
CHAPTER NINE. Predators and Nests
CHAPTER TEN. How Birds Build Their Nests
CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Analysis of Nest Building by Weaverbirds
CHAPTER TWELVE. The Development of Nest-building Ability
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Internal Factors in the Control of Nest Building
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Evolution of Gregarious Nesting
APPENDIX ONE. Bird Families of the World and Their Nest Types
APPENDIX TWO. Where to Find Photographs of Bird Nests
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