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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453715103321

Titolo

Reproductive biology and phylogeny of birds . Part B : sexual selection, behavior, conservation, embryology and genetics / / edited by Barrie G M Jamieson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2007

ISBN

0-429-07600-2

1-4822-8051-5

1-281-82758-4

9786611827588

1-57808-591-8

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (543 p.)

Collana

Reproductive biology and phylogeny ; ; v. 6B

Disciplina

598

Soggetti

Birds - Phylogeny

Birds - Reproduction

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Preface to the Series""; ""Preface to this Volume""; ""Contents""; ""1. Sexual Selection of Ultraviolet and Structural Color Signals ""; ""1.1 INTRODUCTION""; ""1.2 AVIAN UV COLOR VISION ""; ""1.3 UV/STRUCTURAL COLOR PRODUCTION ""; ""1.3.1 Iridescent Plumage ""; ""1.3.2 Non-iridescent Plumage ""; ""1.3.3 White Plumage ""; ""1.3.4 UV-reflecting Pigmented Plumage ""; ""1.3.5 Fluorescent Plumage""; ""1.4 MEASURING UV AND STRUCTURAL SEXUAL SIGNALS ""; ""1.5 SEXUAL SELECTION AND UV/STRUCTURAL SIGNALS ""; ""1.5.1 Avian UV Role Models ""; ""1.5.1.1 Zebra finches ""; ""1.5.1.2 Blue tits ""

""1.5.1.3 Bluethroats""""1.5.1.4 Recent UV/structural studies ""; ""1.6 SEXUAL SELECTION AND STRUCTURAL SIGNALS ""; ""1.7 SEXUAL SELECTION AND FLUORESCENT SIGNALS ""; ""1.8 WHY ARE UV/STRUCTURAL SIGNALS USED IN SEXUAL COMMUNICATION? ""; ""1.8.1 Private Signaling Channel ""; ""1.8.2 Light and Habitat Contrast ""; ""1.8.3 Receiver Biases for UV-Reflective Signals ""; ""1.8.4 Signals as Amplifiers of Mate Quality ""; ""1.8.5 Signals as Indicators of Mate



Quality ""; ""1.9 FUTURE CHALLENGES ""; ""1.10  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""1.11 LITERATURE CITED ""

""2. Melanins and Carotenoids as Feather Colorants and Signals """"2.1  INTRODUCTION""; ""2.2 MECHANISMS OF PRODUCTION  OF MELANIN AND CAROTENOID COLORATION ""; ""2.3 GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL ""; ""2.3.1 Genetic Control of Color Traits ""; ""2.3.2 Environmental Effects and the Information Content of Ornamental Coloration ""; ""2.3.2.1 Pigment access ""; ""2.3.2.2 Parasites""; ""2.3.2.3 Nutrition""; ""2.3.2.4 Social status and color ""; ""2.3.3 The Information Content of Pigment-based Color Signals ""; ""2.3.3.1 Morphs ""; ""2.3.3.2 Continuous variation in color display""

""2.3.3.3 Degree of detail in single and multiple pigment signals """"2.4 THE FUNCTION OF CAROTENOID AND MELANIN COLORATION ""; ""2.5 BENEFITS TO ASSESSMENT OF PIGMENT DISPLAYS ""; ""2.5.1 Mate Choice ""; ""2.5.1.1 Direct benefits""; ""2.5.1.2 Good genes ""; ""2.5.1.3 Reproductive success ""; ""2.5.2 Status Signaling and Receiver Benefits ""; ""2.6 CHAPTER SUMMARY ""; ""2.7 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""2.8 LITERATURE CITED""; ""3. Odors and Chemical Signaling""; ""3.1 INTRODUCTION""; ""3.2 ODORS DERIVED FROM THE ENVIRONMENT""; ""3.2.1 Plants ""; ""3.2.2 Heterospecific Animals""

""3.3 ODORS DERIVED FROM BIRDS """"3.3.1 Odors, Chemical Signals and Pheromones""; ""3.3.2 Production of Avian Odors ""; ""3.4 SOCIAL CONTEXTS OF AVIAN ODORS""; ""3.4.1 Using Avian-derived Odorsto Locate Home ""; ""3.4.2 Discrimination of Own-Nest Odor ""; ""3.4.3 Discrimination of Self, Conspecific and Mate Odor ""; ""3.4.4 Chicks, Parenting and Odor Learning ""; ""3.4.5 Odors Linked with Courtship or Other Displays""; ""3.5 IMPLICATIONS OF AVIAN ODOR AS A SIGNAL ""; ""3.5.1 A General Role for Honest Odor Signals in Birds?""

""3.5.2 Prospects for Odors Related to Kin Selection and Mating System ""

Sommario/riassunto

The second part of volume 6 discusses sexual selection of ultraviolet and structural signals; melanins and carotenoids as feather colorants and signals; sexual selection and auditory signaling; odors and chemical signaling; sexual dimorphism; sexual selection, signal selection and the handicap principle; courtship and copulation; sexual conflict and its implications for fitness; intra- and extra-pair paternity; parental care (including cooperative breeding); brood parasitism in birds; applications of reproductive biology to bird conservation and population management; embryogenesis and development; molecular genetics of avian sex determination and gonadal development. Many new illustrations are provided throughout the volume.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797135003321

Autore

Banks E

Titolo

Dictionary of Finance, Investment and Banking [[electronic resource] /] / by E. Banks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2010

ISBN

0-230-25121-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2010.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (598 p.)

Disciplina

332.03

Soggetti

Banks and banking

Investment banking

Securities

Business

Management science

Business enterprises—Finance

Banking

Investments and Securities

Business and Management, general

Business Finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; The author; Introduction; Summary of colloquialisms, Foreign language terms, and acronyms; Numeric; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Appendix; References

Sommario/riassunto

This dictionary covers the terminology of the international financial marketplace. It provides concise and rigorous definitions of over 5,000 terms used in the accounting, banking, corporate finance, and investment management and insurance disciplines. It also includes formulae and diagrams, as well as commonly used acronyms and colloquialisms.