Population Ecology of the Cooperatively Breeding Acorn Woodpecker. (MPB-24), Volume 24 / / Ronald L. Mumme, Walter D. Koenig.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
• VerfasserIn: Koenig, Walter D.,; Mumme, Ronald L.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2020]; ©1988
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Monographs in Population Biology ; 104
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (462 p.)

Ever since the acorn woodpecker was observed and described by Spanish explorers, its behavior--particularly the unique habit of caching acorns in specialized storage trees or granaries--has impressed observers. Acorn woodpeckers are also one of the few temperate zone species in which young are reared communally in family groups. This demographic study investigates the complexities of acorn storage and group living in acorn woodpeckers at Hastings Reservation in central coastal California. It is one of the most thorough studies of any avian social system to date.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Procedures and Methods -- 3. Overview of the Population -- 4. Ecological Consequences of Acorn Storage -- 5. Reproductive Success, I: General Patterns -- 6. Reproductive Success, II: Group Composition -- 7. Survivorship of Breeders -- 8. Sex Ratio, Survivorship, and Dispersal of Young -- 9. Consequences of Territorial Inheritance -- 10. The Life Table and Lifetime Reproductive Success -- 11. Population Regulation -- 12. Living in Groups: Retention of Offspring -- 13. Sharing Nests and Mates: Costs and Benefits -- 14. Acorn Woodpecker Sociality: Conclusions and Unanswered Questions -- Appendix A. Relatedness between Siblings and between Parents and Offspring -- Appendix B. Estimation of Long-Distance Dispersal -- Appendix C. Scientific Names of Birds -- Literature Cited -- Author Index -- Subject Index