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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457868203321

Titolo

Ecology and management of breeding waterfowl [[electronic resource] /] / Bruce D.J. Batt ... [et al.], editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1992

ISBN

0-8166-8408-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (658 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BattBruce D. J

Disciplina

639.9/7841

Soggetti

Waterfowl - Breeding

Waterfowl management

Waterfowl - Ecology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Edited papers presented at the International Symposium on the Ecology and Management of Breeding Waterfowl, held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Aug. 1987.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Introduction: The Waterfowl; 1. Foraging Ecology and Nutrition; 2. The Cost of Egg Laying and Its Relationship to Nutrient Reserves in Waterfowl; 3. Incubation and Brood Care; 4. Ecology of Prefledging Waterfowl; 5. Ecology and Management of Postbreeding Waterfowl; 6. The Mating Systems of Waterfowl; 7. Courtship, Pair Formation, and Signal Systems; 8. Spacing Patterns; 9. Ecology and Evolution of Brood Parasitism in Waterfowl; 10. Environmental and Endocrine Control of Waterfowl Reproduction

11. Philopatry, Dispersal, and the Genetic Structure of Waterfowl Populations12. Mortality During the Breeding Season; 13. Breeding Population Inventories and Measures of Recruitment; 14. Population Dynamics of Breeding Waterfowl; 15. The Evolution of Reproductive Patterns in Waterfowl; 16. Patterns in Breeding Duck Communities; 17. Breeding Habitats of Nearctic Waterfowl; 18. Habitat Management for Breeding Areas; Notes on Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In August of 1987, the International Symposium on the Ecology and Management of Breeding Waterfowl was held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A major goal was to review the progress that had been made in this field during the previous five decades of research in various



subject areas within the broader scope of breeding waterfowl ecology. This volume represents the final versions of the nineteen plenary papers that have been revised and updated since the symposium.