Nests, eggs, and incubation : new ideas about avian reproduction / edited by D.C. Deeming & S.J. Reynolds.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Deeming, D. C., editor.

Reynolds, S. J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Reproduction.

Birds.

Birds--Behavior.

Aviculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 new book does not replace 'Avian Incubation' but, rather, reinforces and supplements it. Therefore, this book covers four key areas: nest, eggs, incubation, and the study of avian reproduction. It collates and describes a range of recent developments in avian reproduction and brings the field right up to date.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-102879-7

0-19-178808-2

0-19-102878-9

OCLC:

919495729