Red-winged Blackbirds
Decision-making and Reproductive Success
Gordon H Orians author Les D Beletsky author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
Published:6th Feb '97
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Drawing on detailed data from their 16-year study of red-winged blackbirds in the marshes of Washington's Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Les Beletsky and Gordon Orians analyze the information redwings use to make breeding-season decisions and the consequences these decisions have for lifetime reproductive success. 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. Accordingly the authors have taken the approach within this text of studying the two sexes seperately. Using analyses of observational data combined with field experiments and game-theoretical models, the authors provide insights into the complex patterns of reproductive decision-making and breeding behaviour in redwings.
ISBN: 9780226041872
Dimensions: 23mm x 15mm x 2mm
Weight: 454g
316 pages