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Physiological adaptations for breeding in birds [[electronic resource] /] / Tony D. Williams
Physiological adaptations for breeding in birds [[electronic resource] /] / Tony D. Williams
Autore Williams Tony D
Edizione [Course Book]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (389 p.)
Disciplina 598.13/8
Soggetto topico Birds - Reproduction
Females
Birds - Physiology
Adaptation (Physiology)
Phenotype
Birds - Variation
Birds - Ecology
Soggetto non controllato annual cycle
avian ecology
avian reproduction
avian reproductive cycle
breeding events
breeding season
breeding
chick rearing
chick-rearing
clutch number
clutch size
corticosterone
ecology
egg laying
egg production
egg quality
egg size
evolutionary biology
female birds
female reproduction
food availability
hypothalamicаituitaryЧonadal axis
incubation
life-history stages
life-history
maternal fitness
neuroendocrine system
nutrient debts
ovary
parental care
photoperiod
physiological mechanisms
post-breeding life
pre-breeding period
prolactin
reproductive costs
reproductive cycle
reproductive life-history
reproductive physiology
reproductive traits
resource allocation
self-maintenance
temperature
wintering
ISBN 1-280-49454-9
9786613589774
1-4008-4279-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Hormonal and Physiological Control of Egg Production -- Chapter 3. Timing of Breeding -- Chapter 4. Egg Size and Egg Quality -- Chapter 5. Clutch Size -- Chapter 6. Parental Care -- Chapter 7. Trade-Offs and Carry-Over Effects -- Chapter 8. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910789923403321
Williams Tony D  
Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Physiological adaptations for breeding in birds / / Tony D. Williams
Physiological adaptations for breeding in birds / / Tony D. Williams
Autore Williams Tony D
Edizione [Course Book]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (389 p.)
Disciplina 598.13/8
Soggetto topico Birds - Reproduction
Females
Birds - Physiology
Adaptation (Physiology)
Phenotype
Birds - Variation
Birds - Ecology
Soggetto non controllato annual cycle
avian ecology
avian reproduction
avian reproductive cycle
breeding events
breeding season
breeding
chick rearing
chick-rearing
clutch number
clutch size
corticosterone
ecology
egg laying
egg production
egg quality
egg size
evolutionary biology
female birds
female reproduction
food availability
hypothalamicаituitaryЧonadal axis
incubation
life-history stages
life-history
maternal fitness
neuroendocrine system
nutrient debts
ovary
parental care
photoperiod
physiological mechanisms
post-breeding life
pre-breeding period
prolactin
reproductive costs
reproductive cycle
reproductive life-history
reproductive physiology
reproductive traits
resource allocation
self-maintenance
temperature
wintering
ISBN 1-280-49454-9
9786613589774
1-4008-4279-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Hormonal and Physiological Control of Egg Production -- Chapter 3. Timing of Breeding -- Chapter 4. Egg Size and Egg Quality -- Chapter 5. Clutch Size -- Chapter 6. Parental Care -- Chapter 7. Trade-Offs and Carry-Over Effects -- Chapter 8. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910827779303321
Williams Tony D  
Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui