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Nests, eggs, and incubation : new ideas about avian reproduction /

Avian incubation is a critical part of reproduction and was extensively covered in the OUP book 'Avian Incubation' published in 2002. This new book updates the older one by introducing new concepts that have arisen over the intervening years as well as updating key areas of research. The n...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Deeming, D. Charles (Denis Charles) (Editor), Reynolds, S. James (Silas James) (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Birds > Eggs > Incubation.
Birds > Nests.
Oiseaux > Œufs > Incubation.
Oiseaux > Nids.
Birds > Nests
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Incubating new ideas about avian reproduction / S.J. Reynolds & D.C. Deeming
  • The fossil record and evolution of avian egg nesting and incubation / D.C. Deeming
  • Nest construction behaviour / S.D. Healy, K.V. Morgan, & I.E. Bailey
  • Functional properties of nests / D.C. Deeming & M.C. Mainwaring
  • The influence of predation on the location and design of nests / M.C. Mainwaring, S.J. Reynolds, & K. Weidinger
  • Nest construction and incubation in a changing climate / M.C. Mainwaring
  • Microbiology of nests and eggs / A. West, P. Cassey, & C.M. Thomas
  • Control of invertebrate occupants of nests / I. López-Rull & C. Macías Garcia
  • Egg allometry : influences of phylogeny and the altricial-precocial continuum / G.F. Birchard & D.C Deeming
  • Egg quality, embryonic development, and post-hatching phenotype : an integrated perspective / T.D. Williams & T.G.G. Groothuis
  • Egg signalling : the use of visual, auditory, and chemical stimuli / K. Brulez, T.W. Pike, & S.J. Reynolds
  • Improvements in our understanding of behaviour during incubation / V. Marasco & K.A. Spencer
  • The energetic costs of incubation / A. Nord & J.B. Williams
  • Influence of incubation temperature on offspring phenotype and fitness in birds / G.R. Hepp, S.E. DuRant, & W.A. Hopkins
  • Advances in techniques to study incubation / J.A. Smith, C.B. Cooper, & S.J. Reynolds
  • Applications of incubation science to aviculture and conservation / D.C. Deeming & N.S. Jarrett
  • The role of citizen science in studies of avian reproduction / C.B. Cooper, R.L. Bailey, & D.I. Leech
  • Perspectives on avian nests and eggs / D.C. Deeming & S.J. Reynolds.