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Partnerships in Birds: The Study of Monogamy

Partnerships in Birds: The Study of Monogamy Paperback - 1996 - 1st Edition

by Jeffrey M. Black

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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Some birds mate for life, while others have many partners. Why? In this book, fourteen classic studies of bird behaviour are brought together to compare the different partnership patterns from ecological and evolutionary perspectives.
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  • Title Partnerships in Birds: The Study of Monogamy
  • Author Jeffrey M. Black
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition New
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
  • Date 1996-08-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ria9780198548607_pod
  • ISBN 9780198548607 / 0198548605
  • Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.21 x 6.18 x 0.93 in (23.39 x 15.70 x 2.36 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Birds - Behavior, Sexual selection in animals
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95041167
  • Dewey Decimal Code 598.256

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Some birds mate for life, while others have many partners. Why? In this book, fourteen classic studies are brought together to compare different partnership patterns from ecological and evolutionary perspectives. The subjects have been chosen to include the same species living in different habitats (Sparrowhawks) and at different population densities (Great Tits). There are comparisons between closely related species (Mute Swans and Bewick's Swans; Florida Scrub Jays and Pinyon Jays). The studies span the globe and the behavioural gradient, from Iceland's strictly monogamous Whooper Swans to Australia's sexually promiscuous Splendid Fairy-wrens. In all cases, sexual and social relationships strongly influence a bird's survival and breeding success. Recent research has revealed an astonishing diversity in avian male-female relationships. Social monogamy and sexual fidelity are not necessarily the same thing, and birds have been shown to adopt many variations on this theme.