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Adaptation / / Gale George
| Adaptation / / Gale George |
| Autore | George Gale |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : PowerKids Press, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (24 page) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 578.4 |
| Collana | Spotlight on Ecology and Life Science |
| Soggetto topico | Adaptation (Biology) |
| ISBN | 1-4994-2555-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Awesome adaptations -- Packing poison -- Top speed -- Work as a team -- World's largest -- Way to glow! -- Time to hibernate -- Staying warm -- Amazing senses -- Surviving in the wild. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910150302503321 |
George Gale
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| New York : , : PowerKids Press, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Adaptation and natural selection; a critique of some current evolutionary thought [by] George C. Willams
| Adaptation and natural selection; a critique of some current evolutionary thought [by] George C. Willams |
| Autore | Williams, George Christopher, 1926- |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N. J., Princeton University Press, 1966 |
| Descrizione fisica | x, 307 p. ; 22 cm |
| Disciplina | 576.82 |
| Soggetto topico |
Adaptation (Biology)
Natural selection |
| ISBN | 0691026157 |
| Classificazione | LC QH546.W55 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001726069707536 |
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Williams, George Christopher, 1926-
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| Princeton, N. J., Princeton University Press, 1966 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Adaptation in Metapopulations : How Interaction Changes Evolution / / Michael J. Wade
| Adaptation in Metapopulations : How Interaction Changes Evolution / / Michael J. Wade |
| Autore | Wade Michael John <1949-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
| Disciplina | 578.4 |
| Collana | Interspecific Interactions |
| Soggetto topico |
Adaptation (Biology)
Population biology Ecology |
| Soggetto non controllato | biology, biological, science, scientific, adaptation, evolution, evolutionary, change, adapting, organisms, populations, functions, ecology, ecological, interaction, gene selection, genetics, molecular, group selections, experimental studies, sociality, heredity, hereditary, nature, balance theory, physical environment, community, ecosystems |
| ISBN | 0-226-12987-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 What Is Group Selection? -- 3 Group Selection in the 1970s -- 4 Career Beginnings and Science after the Thesis -- 5 Experimental Studies of Population Heritability -- 6 Population Ecology and Population Heritability -- 7 The Evolution of Sociality -- 8 Calibrating the Laboratory to Nature -- 9 Experimental Studies of Wright's Shifting Balance Theory -- 10 Beyond the Shifting Balancing Theory -- Acknowledgments -- Reference List -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910838255803321 |
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Wade Michael John <1949->
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| Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2016] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Adaptive speciation / edited by Ulf Dieckmann ... [et al.]
| Adaptive speciation / edited by Ulf Dieckmann ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiv, 460 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 591.5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Dieckmann, Ulf |
| Collana | Cambridge studies in adaptive dynamics ; 3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Adaptation (Biology)
Species |
| ISBN | 0521828422 |
| Classificazione | LC QH546.A34 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001199619707536 |
| Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Adaptive strategies and population ecology of northern grouse . [Volume 1] [[electronic resource] /] / Arthur T. Bergerud and Michael W. Gratson, editors
| Adaptive strategies and population ecology of northern grouse . [Volume 1] [[electronic resource] /] / Arthur T. Bergerud and Michael W. Gratson, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1987 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (835 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598/.616 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BergerudA. T
GratsonMichael W |
| Soggetto topico |
Grouse
Bird populations Adaptation (Biology) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-8166-5536-7
0-8166-1470-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Authors""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Part I. Population Studies""; ""FOREST GROUSE""; ""Chapter 1. A Relation between Aggressive Behavior and Population Dynamics in Blue Grouse""; ""1.1 Introduction""; ""1.2 Study areas and methodology""; ""1.3 Demographic findings""; ""1.4 Behavioral findings""; ""1.5 Discussion""; ""1.6 Summary""; ""Chapter 2. Demography and Behavior of Insular Blue Grouse Populations""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Description of study areas""; ""2.3 Methods""; ""2.4 Demography""; ""2.5 Behavior""; ""2.6 Discussion""; ""2.7 Summary""
""Chapter 3. Demography and Behavior of Ruffed Grouse in British Columbia""""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Study area and methods""; ""3.3 Demographic Findings""; ""3.4 Aggressiveness and approachability of birds""; ""3.5 Discussion""; ""3.6 Summary""; ""Chapter 4. Winter Arboreal Feeding Behavior of Ruffed Grouse in East-Central Minnesota""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Study area and methods""; ""4.3 Results and discussion""; ""4.4 Conclusions""; ""4.5 Summary""; ""STEPPE GROUSE""; ""Chapter 5. Spatial Patterns, Movements, and Cover Selection by Sharp-tailed Grouse""; ""5.1 Introduction"" ""5.2 Study area""""5.3 Methods""; ""5.4 Results""; ""5.5 Discussion""; ""5.6 Summary""; ""Chapter 6. Reproductive Ecology of Female Greater Prairie Chickens in Minnesota""; ""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 Study area""; ""6.3 Methods""; ""6.4 Results""; ""6.5 Discussion""; ""6.6 Summary""; ""Chapter 7. Mate Choice by Female Sage Grouse""; ""7.1 Introduction""; ""7.2 Study area and methods""; ""7.3 Territorial establishment and mating success""; ""7.4 Hen selection of mating centers or cocks""; ""7.5 Discussion""; ""7.6 Summary""; ""TUNDRA GROUSE"" ""Chapter 8. Behavior of White-tailed Ptarmigan during the Breeding Season""""8.1 Introduction""; ""8.2 Study areas""; ""8.3 Methods""; ""8.4 Early territorial behavior""; ""8.5 Territories and territorial maintenance""; ""8.6 Pair bonds""; ""8.7 The brood period""; ""8.8 Male postbreeding flocks""; ""8.9 Summary""; ""Chapter 9. Cyclic Population Changes and Some Related Events in Rock Ptarmigan in Iceland""; ""9.1 Introduction""; ""9.2 Study areas""; ""9.3 Methods""; ""9.4 Results and Discussion""; ""9.5 Summary""; ""Chapter 10. Winter Survival and Breeding Strategies of Willow Ptarmigan"" ""10.1 Introduction""""10.2 Study area""; ""10.3 Methods""; ""10.4 Numbers, breeding success, and mortality""; ""10.5 The winter environment""; ""10.6 Ptarmigan survival strategies for the winter environment""; ""10.7 Spring spacing behavior and its effect on the population""; ""10.8 Conclusions""; ""10.9 Summary""; ""Chapter 11. Demography of an Island Population of Willow Ptarmigan in Northern Norway""; ""11.1 Introduction""; ""11.2 Study area""; ""11.3 Materials and methods""; ""11.4 General features of population variations""; ""11.5 Annual variations in production"" ""11.6 Hypotheses to explain changes in production"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452337603321 |
| Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1987 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Adaptive strategies and population ecology of northern grouse . [Volume 1] / / editors, Arthur T. Bergerud, Michael W. Gratson
| Adaptive strategies and population ecology of northern grouse . [Volume 1] / / editors, Arthur T. Bergerud, Michael W. Gratson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 1987 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (835 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 598/.616 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BergerudA. T
GratsonMichael W |
| Soggetto topico |
Grouse
Bird populations Adaptation (Biology) |
| ISBN |
0-8166-5536-7
0-8166-1470-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Authors""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Part I. Population Studies""; ""FOREST GROUSE""; ""Chapter 1. A Relation between Aggressive Behavior and Population Dynamics in Blue Grouse""; ""1.1 Introduction""; ""1.2 Study areas and methodology""; ""1.3 Demographic findings""; ""1.4 Behavioral findings""; ""1.5 Discussion""; ""1.6 Summary""; ""Chapter 2. Demography and Behavior of Insular Blue Grouse Populations""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Description of study areas""; ""2.3 Methods""; ""2.4 Demography""; ""2.5 Behavior""; ""2.6 Discussion""; ""2.7 Summary""
""Chapter 3. Demography and Behavior of Ruffed Grouse in British Columbia"" ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Study area and methods""; ""3.3 Demographic Findings""; ""3.4 Aggressiveness and approachability of birds""; ""3.5 Discussion""; ""3.6 Summary""; ""Chapter 4. Winter Arboreal Feeding Behavior of Ruffed Grouse in East-Central Minnesota""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Study area and methods""; ""4.3 Results and discussion""; ""4.4 Conclusions""; ""4.5 Summary""; ""STEPPE GROUSE""; ""Chapter 5. Spatial Patterns, Movements, and Cover Selection by Sharp-tailed Grouse""; ""5.1 Introduction"" ""5.2 Study area"" ""5.3 Methods""; ""5.4 Results""; ""5.5 Discussion""; ""5.6 Summary""; ""Chapter 6. Reproductive Ecology of Female Greater Prairie Chickens in Minnesota""; ""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 Study area""; ""6.3 Methods""; ""6.4 Results""; ""6.5 Discussion""; ""6.6 Summary""; ""Chapter 7. Mate Choice by Female Sage Grouse""; ""7.1 Introduction""; ""7.2 Study area and methods""; ""7.3 Territorial establishment and mating success""; ""7.4 Hen selection of mating centers or cocks""; ""7.5 Discussion""; ""7.6 Summary""; ""TUNDRA GROUSE"" ""Chapter 8. Behavior of White-tailed Ptarmigan during the Breeding Season"" ""8.1 Introduction""; ""8.2 Study areas""; ""8.3 Methods""; ""8.4 Early territorial behavior""; ""8.5 Territories and territorial maintenance""; ""8.6 Pair bonds""; ""8.7 The brood period""; ""8.8 Male postbreeding flocks""; ""8.9 Summary""; ""Chapter 9. Cyclic Population Changes and Some Related Events in Rock Ptarmigan in Iceland""; ""9.1 Introduction""; ""9.2 Study areas""; ""9.3 Methods""; ""9.4 Results and Discussion""; ""9.5 Summary""; ""Chapter 10. Winter Survival and Breeding Strategies of Willow Ptarmigan"" ""10.1 Introduction"" ""10.2 Study area""; ""10.3 Methods""; ""10.4 Numbers, breeding success, and mortality""; ""10.5 The winter environment""; ""10.6 Ptarmigan survival strategies for the winter environment""; ""10.7 Spring spacing behavior and its effect on the population""; ""10.8 Conclusions""; ""10.9 Summary""; ""Chapter 11. Demography of an Island Population of Willow Ptarmigan in Northern Norway""; ""11.1 Introduction""; ""11.2 Study area""; ""11.3 Materials and methods""; ""11.4 General features of population variations""; ""11.5 Annual variations in production""; ""11.6 Hypotheses to explain changes in production"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778394003321 |
| Minneapolis : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 1987 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Adaptive strategies and population ecology of northern grouse . [Volume 1] / / editors, Arthur T. Bergerud, Michael W. Gratson
| Adaptive strategies and population ecology of northern grouse . [Volume 1] / / editors, Arthur T. Bergerud, Michael W. Gratson |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 1987 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (835 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 598/.616 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BergerudA. T
GratsonMichael W |
| Soggetto topico |
Grouse
Bird populations Adaptation (Biology) |
| ISBN |
0-8166-5536-7
0-8166-1470-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Authors""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Part I. Population Studies""; ""FOREST GROUSE""; ""Chapter 1. A Relation between Aggressive Behavior and Population Dynamics in Blue Grouse""; ""1.1 Introduction""; ""1.2 Study areas and methodology""; ""1.3 Demographic findings""; ""1.4 Behavioral findings""; ""1.5 Discussion""; ""1.6 Summary""; ""Chapter 2. Demography and Behavior of Insular Blue Grouse Populations""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Description of study areas""; ""2.3 Methods""; ""2.4 Demography""; ""2.5 Behavior""; ""2.6 Discussion""; ""2.7 Summary""
""Chapter 3. Demography and Behavior of Ruffed Grouse in British Columbia"" ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Study area and methods""; ""3.3 Demographic Findings""; ""3.4 Aggressiveness and approachability of birds""; ""3.5 Discussion""; ""3.6 Summary""; ""Chapter 4. Winter Arboreal Feeding Behavior of Ruffed Grouse in East-Central Minnesota""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Study area and methods""; ""4.3 Results and discussion""; ""4.4 Conclusions""; ""4.5 Summary""; ""STEPPE GROUSE""; ""Chapter 5. Spatial Patterns, Movements, and Cover Selection by Sharp-tailed Grouse""; ""5.1 Introduction"" ""5.2 Study area"" ""5.3 Methods""; ""5.4 Results""; ""5.5 Discussion""; ""5.6 Summary""; ""Chapter 6. Reproductive Ecology of Female Greater Prairie Chickens in Minnesota""; ""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 Study area""; ""6.3 Methods""; ""6.4 Results""; ""6.5 Discussion""; ""6.6 Summary""; ""Chapter 7. Mate Choice by Female Sage Grouse""; ""7.1 Introduction""; ""7.2 Study area and methods""; ""7.3 Territorial establishment and mating success""; ""7.4 Hen selection of mating centers or cocks""; ""7.5 Discussion""; ""7.6 Summary""; ""TUNDRA GROUSE"" ""Chapter 8. Behavior of White-tailed Ptarmigan during the Breeding Season"" ""8.1 Introduction""; ""8.2 Study areas""; ""8.3 Methods""; ""8.4 Early territorial behavior""; ""8.5 Territories and territorial maintenance""; ""8.6 Pair bonds""; ""8.7 The brood period""; ""8.8 Male postbreeding flocks""; ""8.9 Summary""; ""Chapter 9. Cyclic Population Changes and Some Related Events in Rock Ptarmigan in Iceland""; ""9.1 Introduction""; ""9.2 Study areas""; ""9.3 Methods""; ""9.4 Results and Discussion""; ""9.5 Summary""; ""Chapter 10. Winter Survival and Breeding Strategies of Willow Ptarmigan"" ""10.1 Introduction"" ""10.2 Study area""; ""10.3 Methods""; ""10.4 Numbers, breeding success, and mortality""; ""10.5 The winter environment""; ""10.6 Ptarmigan survival strategies for the winter environment""; ""10.7 Spring spacing behavior and its effect on the population""; ""10.8 Conclusions""; ""10.9 Summary""; ""Chapter 11. Demography of an Island Population of Willow Ptarmigan in Northern Norway""; ""11.1 Introduction""; ""11.2 Study area""; ""11.3 Materials and methods""; ""11.4 General features of population variations""; ""11.5 Annual variations in production""; ""11.6 Hypotheses to explain changes in production"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822183303321 |
| Minneapolis : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 1987 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Adaptive Strategies and Population Ecology of Northern Grouse, Volume 2 [[electronic resource] ] : Theory and Synthesis
| Adaptive Strategies and Population Ecology of Northern Grouse, Volume 2 [[electronic resource] ] : Theory and Synthesis |
| Autore | Bergerud Arthur T |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (407 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598/.616 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GratsonMichael W |
| Soggetto topico |
Adaptation (Biology)
Bird populations Grouse Zoology Health & Biological Sciences Vertebrates |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8166-8236-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Part II: Theory and Synthesis""; ""Chapter 12. A Genetic Explanation for Ten-year Cycles of Grouse""; ""12.1 Introduction""; ""12.2 Defining the assumptions""; ""12.3 The model""; ""12.4 Parameters of the simulation""; ""12.5 Realism of the assumptions""; ""12.6 Results""; ""12.7 Conclusions""; ""12.8 Summary""; ""Chapter 13. Mating Systems in Grouse""; ""13.1 Introduction""; ""13.2 The monogamy model""; ""13.3 Female choice in the model""; ""13.4 Food shortage and monogamy""; ""13.5 The female view of the pair bond""; ""13.6 The male view of the pair bond""
""13.7 Dispersed polygyny""""13.8 Clumped polygyny""; ""13.9 Summary""; ""Chapter 14. Survival and Breeding Strategies of Grouse""; ""14.1 Introduction""; ""14.2 Male advertising strategies""; ""14.3 Advertising tactics of yearling males""; ""14.4 Female nesting strategies""; ""14.5 The strategy of selecting a male for breeding""; ""14.6 The strategy of improving chick survival""; ""14.7 Brood disbandment and migration""; ""14.8 Strategies for winter survival""; ""14.9 Polymorphic spacing strategy""; ""14.10 Summary""; ""Chapter 15. Population Ecology of North American Grouse"" ""15.1 Introduction""""15.2 Percentage of hens nesting""; ""15.3 Clutch size in grouse""; ""15.4 Nesting success""; ""15.5 Mortality of chicks""; ""15.6 Mortality of juveniles and adults""; ""15.7 Theories of population change""; ""15.8 The 10-year cycle in grouse""; ""15.9 Limitation of breeding numbers""; ""15.10 Summary""; ""Chapter 16. Increasing the Numbers of Grouse""; ""16.1 Introduction""; ""16.2 Mechanisms of density""; ""16.3 Control of hunting""; ""16.4 Control of food""; ""16.5 Control of cover""; ""16.6 Predator control""; ""16.7 Control of space""; ""16.8 Successful management"" ""16.9 Summary""""References""; ""Index""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""L""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""W"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456414503321 |
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Bergerud Arthur T
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| Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 1988 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Adaptive Strategies and Population Ecology of Northern Grouse, Volume 2 [[electronic resource] ] : Theory and Synthesis
| Adaptive Strategies and Population Ecology of Northern Grouse, Volume 2 [[electronic resource] ] : Theory and Synthesis |
| Autore | Bergerud Arthur T |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (407 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598/.616 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GratsonMichael W |
| Soggetto topico |
Adaptation (Biology)
Bird populations Grouse Zoology Health & Biological Sciences Vertebrates |
| ISBN | 0-8166-8236-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Part II: Theory and Synthesis""; ""Chapter 12. A Genetic Explanation for Ten-year Cycles of Grouse""; ""12.1 Introduction""; ""12.2 Defining the assumptions""; ""12.3 The model""; ""12.4 Parameters of the simulation""; ""12.5 Realism of the assumptions""; ""12.6 Results""; ""12.7 Conclusions""; ""12.8 Summary""; ""Chapter 13. Mating Systems in Grouse""; ""13.1 Introduction""; ""13.2 The monogamy model""; ""13.3 Female choice in the model""; ""13.4 Food shortage and monogamy""; ""13.5 The female view of the pair bond""; ""13.6 The male view of the pair bond""
""13.7 Dispersed polygyny""""13.8 Clumped polygyny""; ""13.9 Summary""; ""Chapter 14. Survival and Breeding Strategies of Grouse""; ""14.1 Introduction""; ""14.2 Male advertising strategies""; ""14.3 Advertising tactics of yearling males""; ""14.4 Female nesting strategies""; ""14.5 The strategy of selecting a male for breeding""; ""14.6 The strategy of improving chick survival""; ""14.7 Brood disbandment and migration""; ""14.8 Strategies for winter survival""; ""14.9 Polymorphic spacing strategy""; ""14.10 Summary""; ""Chapter 15. Population Ecology of North American Grouse"" ""15.1 Introduction""""15.2 Percentage of hens nesting""; ""15.3 Clutch size in grouse""; ""15.4 Nesting success""; ""15.5 Mortality of chicks""; ""15.6 Mortality of juveniles and adults""; ""15.7 Theories of population change""; ""15.8 The 10-year cycle in grouse""; ""15.9 Limitation of breeding numbers""; ""15.10 Summary""; ""Chapter 16. Increasing the Numbers of Grouse""; ""16.1 Introduction""; ""16.2 Mechanisms of density""; ""16.3 Control of hunting""; ""16.4 Control of food""; ""16.5 Control of cover""; ""16.6 Predator control""; ""16.7 Control of space""; ""16.8 Successful management"" ""16.9 Summary""""References""; ""Index""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""L""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""W"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780510103321 |
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Bergerud Arthur T
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| Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 1988 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Adaptive Strategies and Population Ecology of Northern Grouse, Volume 2 [[electronic resource] ] : Theory and Synthesis
| Adaptive Strategies and Population Ecology of Northern Grouse, Volume 2 [[electronic resource] ] : Theory and Synthesis |
| Autore | Bergerud Arthur T |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (407 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598/.616 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GratsonMichael W |
| Soggetto topico |
Adaptation (Biology)
Bird populations Grouse Zoology Health & Biological Sciences Vertebrates |
| ISBN | 0-8166-8236-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Part II: Theory and Synthesis""; ""Chapter 12. A Genetic Explanation for Ten-year Cycles of Grouse""; ""12.1 Introduction""; ""12.2 Defining the assumptions""; ""12.3 The model""; ""12.4 Parameters of the simulation""; ""12.5 Realism of the assumptions""; ""12.6 Results""; ""12.7 Conclusions""; ""12.8 Summary""; ""Chapter 13. Mating Systems in Grouse""; ""13.1 Introduction""; ""13.2 The monogamy model""; ""13.3 Female choice in the model""; ""13.4 Food shortage and monogamy""; ""13.5 The female view of the pair bond""; ""13.6 The male view of the pair bond""
""13.7 Dispersed polygyny""""13.8 Clumped polygyny""; ""13.9 Summary""; ""Chapter 14. Survival and Breeding Strategies of Grouse""; ""14.1 Introduction""; ""14.2 Male advertising strategies""; ""14.3 Advertising tactics of yearling males""; ""14.4 Female nesting strategies""; ""14.5 The strategy of selecting a male for breeding""; ""14.6 The strategy of improving chick survival""; ""14.7 Brood disbandment and migration""; ""14.8 Strategies for winter survival""; ""14.9 Polymorphic spacing strategy""; ""14.10 Summary""; ""Chapter 15. Population Ecology of North American Grouse"" ""15.1 Introduction""""15.2 Percentage of hens nesting""; ""15.3 Clutch size in grouse""; ""15.4 Nesting success""; ""15.5 Mortality of chicks""; ""15.6 Mortality of juveniles and adults""; ""15.7 Theories of population change""; ""15.8 The 10-year cycle in grouse""; ""15.9 Limitation of breeding numbers""; ""15.10 Summary""; ""Chapter 16. Increasing the Numbers of Grouse""; ""16.1 Introduction""; ""16.2 Mechanisms of density""; ""16.3 Control of hunting""; ""16.4 Control of food""; ""16.5 Control of cover""; ""16.6 Predator control""; ""16.7 Control of space""; ""16.8 Successful management"" ""16.9 Summary""""References""; ""Index""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""L""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""W"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810713403321 |
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Bergerud Arthur T
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| Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 1988 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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