Dunnock Behaviour and Social Evolution (Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution) - Hardcover
At first sight just a small brown bird, the dunnock's unobtrusive appearance belies its extraordinary behaviour and mating patterns. In this book Nick Davies gives a full account of the mating systems of the dunnock or hedge sparrow, Prunella modularis, which include pairs, a male with two
females, two males with one female, and several males with several females. Detailed observations, elegant field experiments, and DNA fingerprinting are combined to show how this variable social organization arises from selfish individuals competing to maximize their own reproductive success.
Further experiments reveal how the cuckoo may thwart the dunnock's parental efforts. David Quinn's exquisite drawings provide a visual summary of the birds' behaviour. All students of ecology, evolution, and animal behaviour will want to be familiar with this work, which addresses the wider issues
of the influence of ecology on mating systems and the evolutionary significance of conflict within and between species.
This is the third volume in the Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution, and the first in this series to tackle behavioural ecology. Nick Davies is a Lecturer in Zoology at the University of Cambridge and co-editor with J.R. Krebs of the leading text in the field, Behavioural Ecology: An Evolutionary
Approach.
females, two males with one female, and several males with several females. Detailed observations, elegant field experiments, and DNA fingerprinting are combined to show how this variable social organization arises from selfish individuals competing to maximize their own reproductive success.
Further experiments reveal how the cuckoo may thwart the dunnock's parental efforts. David Quinn's exquisite drawings provide a visual summary of the birds' behaviour. All students of ecology, evolution, and animal behaviour will want to be familiar with this work, which addresses the wider issues
of the influence of ecology on mating systems and the evolutionary significance of conflict within and between species.
This is the third volume in the Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution, and the first in this series to tackle behavioural ecology. Nick Davies is a Lecturer in Zoology at the University of Cambridge and co-editor with J.R. Krebs of the leading text in the field, Behavioural Ecology: An Evolutionary
Approach.
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In this book Nick Davies gives a full account of the mating system and the dunnock or hedge sparrow, Prunella modularis, which include pairs, a male with two females, two males with one female, and several males with several females.
About the Author:
N. B. Davies, Lecturer in Zoology and Fellow, Pembroke College, Cambridge.
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0198546742
- ISBN 13 9780198546740
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages288
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Book Description Condition: Very Good. xiv, 272, text illus + figs. . HB. Vg in d/w (spine faded). Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution. With drawings by David Quinn. Monograph on the mating systems of the dunnock or hedge sparrow/accentor Prunella modularis. Using detailed field observations and DNA fingerprinting techniques, the author describes the variable social organisation of the species, and how it arises from selfish individuals competing to maximize their own reproductive success. [9780198546740]. Seller Inventory # S46340
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