Avian growth and development : evolution within the altricial-precocial spectrum /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Starck, J. Matthias, 1958-, Ricklefs, Robert E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Series:Oxford ornithology series ; 8.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Patterns of development: the altricial-precocial spectrum / J. Matthias Starck and Robert E. Ricklefs
  • Embryonic growth and development / Robert E. Ricklefs and J. Matthias Starck
  • Structural variants and invariants in avian embryonic and postnatal development / J. Matthias Starck
  • Energy metabolism, gas exchange, and ventilation / Carol M. Vleck and Theresa L. Bucher
  • Development of temperature regulation / G. Henk Visser
  • Development of locomotion and endothermy in altricial and precocial birds / Esa Hohtola and G. Henk Visser
  • The endocrine system / F.M. Anne McNabb, Colin G. Scanes, and Michal Zeman
  • The immune system / Victor Apanius
  • Development of behavior / Heinz Düttmann, H. Heiner Bergmann, and Wiltraud Engländer
  • Variation, constraint, and phylogeny. Comparative analysis of variation in growth / J. Matthias Starck and Robert E. Ricklefs
  • Internal constraints on growth in birds / Robert E. Ricklefs, J. Matthias Starck, and Marek Konarzewski
  • Developmental plasticity / William A. Schew and Robert E. Ricklefs
  • Genetic aspects of growth / Arie van Noordwijk and Henry L. Marks
  • Causes of growth variation and its consequences for fitness / Sabine Gebhardt-Henrich and Heinz Richner
  • Models for avian growth and development / Marek Konarzewski, Sebaastian A.L.M. Kooijman, and Robert E. Ricklefs
  • The evolution of the developmental mode in birds / Robert E. Ricklefs and J. Matthias Starck
  • Data set of avian growth parameters / J. Matthias Starck and Robert E. Ricklefs.