The evolution of begging : competition, cooperation and communication / edited by Jonathan Wright and Marty L. Leonard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wright, Jonathan.

Leonard, Marty L.

Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Behavior.

Birds.

Birds--Infancy.

Birds--Food.

Familial behavior in animals.

Physical Description:

ix, 508 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2002]

Summary:

Begging by nestling birds has become the model system for investigating evolutionary conflicts of interest within families and their theoretical resolution provided by honest signals of offspring need. In response to the recent explosions of scientific papers on the revolution of begging; we have brought together twenty-four original contributions from major researchers in all areas of this dynamic field.

Organised into six sections: I: Theoretical approaches; II: Begging as a signal; III: Nestling physiology; IV: Sibling competition; V: Brood parasitism; and VI: Statistical approaches; this book is primarily aimed at research scientists and those at the graduate student level. For the first time, the theoretical and empirical literature on begging is fully reviewed. New ideas and data are also presented from a wide range of natural systems, and each chapter ends with suggestions for future study.

Contents:

Theoretical Approaches

1. Models of Begging as a Signal of Need / Rufus A. Johnstone, H. Charles J. Godfray 1

2. State-Dependent Begging with Asymmetries and Costs: A Genetic Algorithm Approach / Karen Price, Ron Ydenberg, Dave Daust 21

3. Begging and Cooperation: An Exploratory Flight / David Sloan Wilson, Anne B. Clark 43

4. Parental Investment in Relation to Offspring Sex / Catherine M. Lessells 65

Begging as a Signal and the Issue of Costs

5. The Evolution of Complex Begging Displays / Rebecca M. Kilner 87

6. The Sibling Negotiation Hypothesis / Alexandre Roulin 107

7. Efficacy and the Design of Begging Signals / Andrew G. Horn, Marty L. Leonard 127

8. Energetic Costs of Begging Behaviour / Mark A. Chappell, Gwendolyn C. Bachman 143

9. Begging Behaviour and Nest Predation / David G. Haskell 163

Nestling Physiology

10. Appetite and the Subjectivity of Nestling Hunger / Anne B. Clark 173

11. Nestling Digestive Physiology and Begging / William H. Karasov, Jonathan Wright 199

12. Hormonal Regulation of Begging Behaviour / Hubert Schwabl, Joseph Lipar 221

13. Immunity and Begging / Nicola Saino, Anders Pape Moller 245

Sibling Competition

14. Begging and Asymmetric Nestling Competition / Barb Glassey, Scott Forbes 269

15. Sibling Competition and the Evolution of Brood Size and Development Rate in Birds / Robert E. Ricklefs 283

16. Feeding Chases in Penguins: Begging Competition on the Run? / Javier Bustamante, P. Dee Boersma, Lloyd S. Davis 303

17. Sibling Competition and Parental Control: Patterns of Begging in Parrots / Elizabeth A. Krebs 319

18. Begging versus Aggression in Avian Broodmate Competition / Hugh Drummond 337

Begging and Brood Parasitism

19. Begging Behaviour and Host Exploitation in Parasitic Cowbirds / Donald C. Dearborn, Gabriela Lichtenstein 361

20. Dishonest Begging and Host Manipulation by Clamator Cuckoos / Tomas Redondo, Jesus M. Zuniga 389

21. Breeding Strategy and Begging Intensity: Influences on Food Delivery by Parents and Host Selection by Parasitic Cuckoos / Manuel Soler 413

22. Begging for Parental Care from Another Species: Specialization and Generalization in Brood-Parasitic Finches / Robert B. Payne, Laura L. Payne 429

Statistical Approaches

23. Logistic Regression and the Analysis of Begging and Parental Provisioning / Daniela S. Monk 451

24. Statistical Challenges in the Study of Nestling Begging / Scott Forbes 473.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

1402005717

OCLC:

49799505