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Red Winged Blackbirds
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Author : Les D. Beletsky
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1996
Red Winged Blackbirds written by Les D. Beletsky and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Nature categories.
Drawing on detailed data from their sixteen-year study of red-winged blackbirds in the marshes of Washington's Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Beletsky and Orians analyze the information redwings use to make breeding-season decisions and the consequences these decisions have for lifetime reproductive success. Because male and female redwings make different, and often independent, decisions—males focus on territory acquisition and maintenance, while females must choose when and where to nest and how much energy to invest in reproduction—the authors have taken the novel approach of studying the sexes separately. Using analyses of observational data combined with field experiments and game-theoretical models, the authors provide new insights into the complex patterns of reproductive decision-making and breeding behavior in redwings. This book will be of interest to all who study social animals, including behavioral ecologists, evolutionary biologists, and ornithologists.
The Red Winged Blackbird
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Author : Les Beletsky
language : en
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Release Date : 1996
The Red Winged Blackbird written by Les Beletsky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Nature categories.
The Red-winged Blackbird is not only one of North America's commonest birds, but also its best studied. It exemplifies the contribution that in-depth species studies can make to many of the central issues in behavioral ecology. In this book, Les Beletsky calls on 20 years experience of redwings to provide an up-to-date, comprehensive summary of all the major work done with these birds. These studies on the redwings' polygynous breeding system, strong territoriality, complex vocal communications, and broad distribution shed light on many themes of key interest to behaviorists and ecologists interested in the evolution of mate choice and species adaptations to habitats which vary in character in different parts of their range. An extra dimension is added in the consideration of redwings as pests, a widespread and often serious problem in crops of rice and corn. This book is written in an easy style, and will serve as an introduction, to both student and layperson, to redwings and what they can teach us of behavioral ecology. The Red-winged Blackbird provides the research worker with a balanced summary and comprehensive bibliography of one of ornithology's widest and deepest studies. Key Features * Covers perhaps the most studied bird in North America * Presents model species for studies in mating systems, habitat selection, vocal communication, and territorial behavior * Includes a comprehensive bibliography * Presented in an accessible style, ideal for student use
Polygyny And Sexual Selection In Red Winged Blackbirds
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Author : William A. Searcy
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2014-07-14
Polygyny And Sexual Selection In Red Winged Blackbirds written by William A. Searcy and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-14 with Science categories.
The purpose of this book is to explain why red-winged blackbirds are polygynous and to describe the effects of this mating system on other aspects of the biology of the species. Polygyny is a mating system in which individual males form long-term mating relationships with more than one female at a time. The authors show that females choose to mate polygynously because there is little cost to sharing male parental care in this species, and because females gain protection against nest predation by nesting near other females. Polygyny has the effect of intensifying sexual selection on males by increasing the variance in mating success among males. For females, polygyny means that they will often share a male's territory with other females during the breeding season and will thus be forced to adapt to frequent female-female interactions. This work reviews the results of many studies by other researchers, as well as presenting the authors' own results. Studies of red-winged blackbirds have ranged from long-term investigations of reproductive success and demography, to research on genetic parentage based on modern molecular methods, to a variety of experimental manipulations of ecological circumstances and behavior. Since the red-winged blackbird is one of the best studied species of any taxa in terms of its behavior and ecology, the authors have a particularly extensive body of results on which to base their conclusions. Originally published in 1995. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Where The Red Winged Blackbirds Sing
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Author : Jennifer Bess
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2022-05-16
Where The Red Winged Blackbirds Sing written by Jennifer Bess and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-16 with History categories.
Where the Red-Winged Blackbirds Sing examines the ways in which the Akimel O’odham (“River People”) and their ancestors, the Huhugam, adapted to economic, political, and environmental constraints imposed by federal Indian policy, the Indian Bureau, and an encroaching settler population in Arizona’s Gila River Valley. Fundamental to O’odham resilience was their connection to their sense of peoplehood and their himdag (“lifeway”), which culminated in the restoration of their water rights and a revitalization of their Indigenous culture. Author Jennifer Bess examines the Akimel O’odham’s worldview, which links their origins with a responsibility to farm the Gila River Valley and to honor their history of adaptation and obligations as “world-builders”—co-creators of an evermore life-sustaining environment and participants in flexible networks of economic exchange. Bess considers this worldview in context of the Huhugam–Akimel O’odham agricultural economy over more than a thousand years. Drawing directly on Akimel O’odham traditional ecological knowledge, innovations, and interpretive strategies in archives and interviews, Bess shows how the Akimel O’odham engaged in agricultural economy for the sake of their lifeways, collective identity, enduring future, and actualization of the values modeled in their sacred stories. Where the Red-Winged Blackbirds Sing highlights the values of adaptation, innovation, and co-creation fundamental to Akimel O’odham lifeways and chronicles the contributions the Akimel O’odham have made to American history and to the history of agriculture. The book will be of interest to scholars of Indigenous, American Southwestern, and agricultural history.
Selected Bibliography On The Red Winged Blackbird
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Author : Brooke Meanley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Selected Bibliography On The Red Winged Blackbird written by Brooke Meanley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Agelaius categories.
This bibliography lists alphabetically by author 128 informative references on the life history, biology, economic status, and control of the red-winged blackbird. A brief description is given for those reference titles that do not clearly indicate the nature of the contents of the paper.
A Bibliography On The Red Winged Blackbird
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Author : Noel J. Cutright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
A Bibliography On The Red Winged Blackbird written by Noel J. Cutright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Bird pests categories.
Habitat Suitability Index Models
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Author : Henry L. Short
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Habitat Suitability Index Models written by Henry L. Short and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Habitat partitioning (Ecology) categories.
The Red Winged Blackbird
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Author : Arthur Augustus Allen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1914
The Red Winged Blackbird written by Arthur Augustus Allen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1914 with Animal ecology categories.
Peterson Field Guide To Bird Sounds Of Eastern North America
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Author : Nathan Pieplow
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2017-03-07
Peterson Field Guide To Bird Sounds Of Eastern North America written by Nathan Pieplow and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-07 with Nature categories.
The first comprehensive guide to the sounds of eastern North American birds, featuring an innovative visual index that allows readers to quickly look up unfamiliar sounds in the field. Bird songs and calls are just as important as visual field marks in identifying birds. But until now, the only way to learn them was by memorization. With this groundbreaking book, it’s possible to visually distinguish bird sounds and identify birds using a field guide format. At the core of this guide is the spectrogram, a visual graph of sound. With a brief introduction to five key aspects—speed, repetition, pauses, pitch pattern, and tone quality—readers can learn to visualize sounds, without any musical training or auditory memorization. Picturing sounds makes it possible to search this book visually for a bird song heard in the field. The Sound Index groups similar songs together, narrowing the identification choices quickly to a brief list of birds that sound alike. Readers can then turn to the species account for more information and/or listen to the accompanying audio tracks available online, through Cornell's Lab of Ornithology. Identifying birds by sound is arguably the most challenging and important skill in birding. This book makes it vastly easier to master than ever before.
Ecology And Management Of Blackbirds Icteridae In North America
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Author : George M. Linz
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2017-09-19
Ecology And Management Of Blackbirds Icteridae In North America written by George M. Linz and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-19 with Nature categories.
Shortlisted for the 2018 TWS Wildlife Publication Awards in the edited book category The various species of new world blackbirds, often intermingled in large foraging flocks and nighttime roosts, collectively number in the hundreds of millions and are a dominant component of the natural and agricultural avifauna in North America today. Because of their abundance, conspicuous flocking behavior, and feeding habits, these species have often been in conflict with human endeavors. The pioneering publications on blackbirds were by F. E. L. Beal in 1900 and A. A. Allen in 1914. These seminal treatises laid the foundation for more than 1,000 descriptive and experimental studies on the life histories of blackbirds as well as their ecology and management in relation to agricultural damage and other conflicts such as caused by large winter roosting congregations. The wealth of information generated in over a century of research is found in disparate outlets that include government reports, conference proceedings, peer-reviewed journals, monographs, and books. For the first time, Ecology and Management of Blackbirds (Icteridae) in North America summarizes and synthesizes this vast body of information on the biology and life histories of blackbirds and their conflicts with humans into a single volume for researchers, wildlife managers, agriculturists, disease biologists, ornithologists, policy makers, and the public. The book reviews the life histories of red-winged blackbirds, yellow-headed blackbirds, common grackles, and brown-headed cowbirds. It provides in-depth coverage of the functional roles of blackbirds in natural and agricultural ecosystems. In doing so, this authoritative reference promotes the development of improved science-based, integrated management strategies to address conflicts when resolutions are needed.