Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Birds, Part B: Sexual - Selection, Behavior, Conservation, Embryology and Genetic

Informationen zum Autor Jamieson! Barrie G M Zusammenfassung The second part of volume 6 discusses sexual selection of ultraviolet and structural signals; melanins and carotenoids as feather colorants and signals; and mouch more. Many new illustrations are provided throughout the volume. Inhaltsverzeichnis Sexual Selection of Ultraviolet and Structural Color Signals; Melanins and Carotenoids as Feather Colorants and Signals; Odors and Chemical Signaling; Sexual Dimorphism; Sexual Selection! Signal Selection and the Handicap Principle; Courtship and Copulation; Sexual Conflict an dits Implications for Fitness; Intra- and Extrapair Paternity; Evolution of Parental Care and 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 Differentiation

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• Authors: B. G. M. Jamieson, Barrie G M Jamieson, Barrie G. M. Jamieson, Barrie G. M. (EDT) Jamieson
• Assisted by: Barrie G M Jamieson (Editor), Barrie G. M. Jamieson (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.01.2007
• EAN: 9781578084449
• ISBN: 978-1-57808-444-9
• No. of pages: 542
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 241 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny; Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology, Zoology: birds (ornithology), Birds (ornithology), Zoology and animal sciences, Animal Reproduction