Jamieson (Hrsg.) : Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Birds : Part B: Sexual Selection, Behaviour, Conservation, Embryology, Genetics

| 02 2007 | | Geb (Lam Pp), F:16x24,7 cm, 532 S, zahlreiche Farbfotos, Schwarzweißfotos, Zeichnungen. | WG: Buch | Inhalt: Sexual Selection of Ultraviolet and Structural Color Signals: Sarah R. Pryke; Melanins and Carotenoids as Feather Colorants and Signals: Geoffrey E. Hill; Odors and Chemical Signaling: Julie C. Hagelin; Sexual Dimorphism: Ian R. Hartley; Sexual Selection, Signal Selection and the Handicap Principle: Amotz Zahavi; Courtship and Copulation: Robert Montgomerie, Stéphanie M. Doucet; Sexual Conflict and its Implications for Fitness: Ian R. Hartley, Nick J. Royle; Intra- and Extrapair Paternity: Simon C. Griffith; Evolution of Parental Care and Cooperative Breeding: D. Brent Burt et al.; Brood Parasitism in Birds: Oliver Krüger, M. de L. Brooke; Applications of Reproductive Biology to Bird Conservation and Population Management: Chris S. Elphick et al.; Embryogenesis and Development: Bodo Christ, Martin Scaal; Molecular Genetics of Avian Sex Determination and Gonadal Differentiation: Craig A. Smith; Index. | 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. | [E] | Ebenfalls erschienen. Part A: Phylogeny, Morphology, Hormones and Fertilization [Bestellnummer 9643386] |