Sexual Selection and the Barn Swallow
This informative book details the important effects sexual selection has on barn swallow mating behavior, mating competition, parental care, host-parasite interactions, and migration strategies. The first two chapters present a concise, insightful review of the two main components of sexual selection theory--male-male competition and female choice. Citing evidence from the author's long-term field work on the monogamous barn swallow, subsequent chapters investigate the advantages held by males with colorful plumage and by females who are choosy when selecting a mating partner. In his exploration of the roles of behavior, ecology, morphology,…
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Weitere Autoren: Mller, A. P. / M?ller, Anders Pape
- ISBN: 978-0-19-854028-1
- EAN: 9780198540281
- Produktnummer: 22685834
- Verlag: OUP Oxford
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1996
- Seitenangabe: 376 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D2.0 cm 570 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 570
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