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| Author | : James Parry |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Wildlife |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Birds |
| ISBN | : 9781847739377 |
Bird courtship and display can be one of the most captivating events in the natural world. This book looks at natural selection and why birds have evolved different reproduction strategies, examining territories, birdsong, displays and dealing with rivals.
| Author | : Laura Erickson |
| Publisher | : Hachette UK |
| Total Pages | : 262 |
| Release | : 2020-10-27 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1635862760 |
Ornithologist Laura Erickson combines her bird expertise with a touch of romance writing in this exploration of the courtship and mating rituals of 35 bird species, from the tiny ruby-throated hummingbird to the mighty great blue heron.
| Author | : Lewis Nkosi |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780795701719 |
The novel tells the story, in the first person, of a young black male ex-student's obsession with a young English woman, Veronica Slater, whom he encounters on the segregated Durban beachfront. It is the heyday of apartheid. Although not a word is exchanged, a strong erotic bond develops between the two of them, culminating in what is later seen as a rape and for which the narrator gets the death sentence. In an absolute tour de force the narrator, only ever referred to as Mr Sibiya, waiting to be executed, writes down his story - reconstructing bit by bit not only his own and a brief history of his family, but also his obsession with the white girl, the court proceedings, and his encounters with Dr Dufre, a Swiss criminologist who has been granted permission of compile a dossier of the case. One of the most remarkable things about the novel is the narrator's ability to be objective, to view himself and the series of events almost dispassionately.
| Author | : Walter D. Koenig |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2004-04-22 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9780521530996 |
Cooperative breeders are species in which more than a pair of individuals assist in the production of young. Cooperative breeding is found in only a few hundred bird species world-wide, and understanding this often strikingly altruistic behaviour has remained an important challenge in behavioural ecology for over 30 years. This book highlights the theoretical, empirical and technical advances that have taken place in the field of cooperative breeding research since the publication of the seminal work Cooperative Breeding in Birds: Long-term Studies of Behavior and Ecology (1990, HB ISBN 0521 372984, PB ISBN 0521 378907). Organized conceptually, special attention is given to ways in which cooperative breeders have proved fertile subjects for testing modern advances to classic evolutionary problems including those of sexual selection, sex-ratio manipulation, life-history evolution, partitioning of reproduction and incest avoidance. It will be of interest to both students and researchers interested in behaviour and ecology.
| Author | : Bridget J.M. Stutchbury |
| Publisher | : Academic Press |
| Total Pages | : 210 |
| Release | : 2022-09-28 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0128238151 |
Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds, Second Edition provides the most updated and comprehensive review on the evolution of behavior in tropical landbirds. The book reviews gaps in our knowledge that were identified twenty years ago when the first edition was published, highlights recent discoveries that have filled those gaps, and identifies new areas in urgent need of study. It covers key topics, including timing of breeding, movement ecology, life history traits, slow vs. fast pace of life, mating systems, mate choice, territoriality, communication, biotic interactions, and conservation. Written by international experts on the behavior of tropical birds, the book explores why the tropics is a unique natural laboratory to study the evolution of bird behavior and why temperate zone species are so different. A recent surge of studies on tropical birds has helped to reduce the temperate zone bias that arose because most avian model species in behavioral ecology were adapted to northern temperate climates. This is an important resource for researchers, ecologists and conservationists who want to understand the rich and complex evolutionary history of avian behavior. - Includes examples from around the world - Provides a historical perspective on new knowledge in the past 20 years - Identifies knowledge gaps that have been filled, along with new gaps that have emerged - Explores how avian behavior in the tropics is related to conservation
| Author | : Tim Glover |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 221 |
| Release | : 2012-07-12 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1107377714 |
Examining mating from the male perspective, this book provides an overview of mammalian reproduction to illustrate the important role that male desire plays in the life of mammals. Written in a conversational style that will appeal to those without specialist knowledge of the field, it begins with a broad overview of sexual reproduction in mammals, explaining the importance of mixing genes, sexual selection and the concept of mating seasons. Subsequent chapters examine some of the most important aspects in detail including mating behaviour, the structure and function of the male organs of reproduction and their physiological control and modes of copulation. A final chapter considers human reproduction, explaining how our physical and social evolution have contributed to the development of sexual behaviour that is markedly different to that of other mammals, due in particular to the absence of oestrus and seasonality in the human female.
| Author | : Mike Rippey |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2014-05-10 |
| Genre | : Birds |
| ISBN | : 9780991273102 |
Full color throughout large format comprehensive accounts of all the 150 breeding bird species of Solano County, CA. Includes current status and historical records, range maps, multiple original color photographs of all species. Also includes geography and biogeography descriptions of Solano County, tables, place names and vegetation maps, extensive references, and index.
| Author | : Kansas. State Board of Agriculture |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 1078 |
| Release | : 1909 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Lindy Stiebel |
| Publisher | : Rodopi |
| Total Pages | : 412 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9042018070 |
Covers English literature and post/colonial literature in English, in 20th century South Africa.
