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Dunnock Behaviour and Social Evolution

Davies, N. B.

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At first sight just a small brown bird, the dunnock's unobtrusive appearance belies its extraordinary behavior and mating patterns. This book gives a full account of the mating systems of the dunnock or hedge sparrow, Prunella modularis, which include pairs, a male with two females, two males with one female, and several males with several females. Detailed observations, elegant field experiments, and DNA fingerprinting are combined to show how this variable social organization arises from selfish individuals competing to maximize their own reproductive success. Further experiments reveal how the cuckoo may thwart the dunnock's parental efforts. David Quinn's exquisite drawings provide a visual summary of the bird's behavior. All students of ecology, evolution, and animal behavior will want to be familiar with this work, which addresses the wider issues of the influence of ecology on mating systems and the evolutionary significance of conflict within and between species. This is the third volume in the Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution, and the first in this series to address behavioral ecology.

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OXFORD UNIV PR

Bisac Major Subject

Nature

Bisac Minor Subject

Birdwatching Guides

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Paperback

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Length

9.22 Inches

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Width

6.17 Inches

Publication Date

1970-01-01

Height

0.73 Inches

ISBN 10

0198546750

Weight

1.21 Pounds

Book EAN

9780198546757

Target Audiance

Adults

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