Physiological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds / / Tony D. Williams.
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Williams, Tony D., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Physiological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds / Tony D. Williams. Course Book Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2012] ©2012 1 online resource (392 p.) : 1 halftone. 116 line illus. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Hormonal and Physiological Control of Egg Production -- Chapter 3. Timing of Breeding -- Chapter 4. Egg Size and Egg Quality -- Chapter 5. Clutch Size -- Chapter 6. Parental Care -- Chapter 7. Trade-Offs and Carry-Over Effects -- Chapter 8. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Physiological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds is the most current and comprehensive account of research on avian reproduction. It develops two unique themes: the consideration of female avian reproductive physiology and ecology, and an emphasis on individual variation in life-history traits. Tony Williams investigates the physiological, metabolic, energetic, and hormonal mechanisms that underpin individual variation in the key female-specific reproductive traits and the trade-offs between these traits that determine variation in fitness. The core of the book deals with the avian reproductive cycle, from seasonal gonadal development, through egg laying and incubation, to chick rearing. Reproduction is considered in the context of the annual cycle and through an individual's entire life history. The book focuses on timing of breeding, clutch size, egg size and egg quality, and parental care. It also provides a primer on female reproductive physiology and considers trade-offs and carryover effects between reproduction and other life-history stages. In each chapter, Williams describes individual variation in the trait of interest and the evolutionary context for trait variation. He argues that there is only a rudimentary, and in some cases nonexistent, understanding of the physiological mechanisms that underpin individual variation in the major reproductive life-history traits, and that research efforts should refocus on these key unresolved problems by incorporating detailed physiological studies into existing long-term population studies, generating a new synthesis of physiology, ecology, and evolutionary biology. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Adaptation (Physiology). Birds Ecology. Birds Physiology. Birds Reproduction. Birds Variation. Females. Phenotype. SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology. bisacsh annual cycle. avian ecology. avian reproduction. avian reproductive cycle. breeding events. breeding season. breeding. chick rearing. chick-rearing. clutch number. clutch size. corticosterone. ecology. egg laying. egg production. egg quality. egg size. evolutionary biology. female birds. female reproduction. food availability. hypothalamicаituitaryЧonadal axis. incubation. life-history stages. life-history. maternal fitness. neuroendocrine system. nutrient debts. ovary. parental care. photoperiod. physiological mechanisms. post-breeding life. pre-breeding period. prolactin. reproductive costs. reproductive cycle. reproductive life-history. reproductive physiology. reproductive traits. resource allocation. self-maintenance. temperature. wintering. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442502 print 9780691139821 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400842797?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400842797 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400842797.jpg |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Hormonal and Physiological Control of Egg Production -- Chapter 3. Timing of Breeding -- Chapter 4. Egg Size and Egg Quality -- Chapter 5. Clutch Size -- Chapter 6. Parental Care -- Chapter 7. Trade-Offs and Carry-Over Effects -- Chapter 8. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index |
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