Reproductive Biology
and Phylogeny of Birds
Barrie G.M. Jamieson (ed.): School of Integrative Biology,
University of Queensland
St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
Part -B: Sexual Selection, Behavior, Conservation,
Embryology and Genetics
ISBN 978-1-57808-444-9; 2007; 516 pages, hc; US $ 119.95
About the Book :
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.
Contents:
. 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 and
Stéphanie
M. Doucet
. Sexual Conflict an dits Implications for Fitness:
Ian R. Hartley
and
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 and
M. de L.
Brooke
. Applications of Reproductive Biology to Bird Conservation and Population
Management:
Chris S. Elphick et al.
. Embryogenesis and Development:
Bodo Christ and
Martin Scaal.
. Molecular Genetics of Avian Sex Determination and Gonadal Differentiation:
Craig A. Smith
. Index
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