Population Ecology of the Cooperatively Breeding Acorn Woodpecker. (MPB-24), Volume 24 / Ronald L. Mumme, Walter D. Koenig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koenig, Walter D., Author.

Mumme, Ronald L., Author.

Series:

Monographs in population biology ; 25.

Monographs in Population Biology ; 104

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acorn woodpecker--Ecology.

Acorn woodpecker.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (22 pages).

Other Title:

Cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Ever since the acorn woodpecker was observed and described by Spanish explorers, its behavior--particularly the unique habit of caching acorns in specialized storage trees or granaries--has impressed observers. Acorn woodpeckers are also one of the few temperate zone species in which young are reared communally in family groups. This demographic study investigates the complexities of acorn storage and group living in acorn woodpeckers at Hastings Reservation in central coastal California. It is one of the most thorough studies of any avian social system to date.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Procedures and Methods

3. Overview of the Population

4. Ecological Consequences of Acorn Storage

5. Reproductive Success, I: General Patterns

6. Reproductive Success, II: Group Composition

7. Survivorship of Breeders

8. Sex Ratio, Survivorship, and Dispersal of Young

9. Consequences of Territorial Inheritance

10. The Life Table and Lifetime Reproductive Success

11. Population Regulation

12. Living in Groups: Retention of Offspring

13. Sharing Nests and Mates: Costs and Benefits

14. Acorn Woodpecker Sociality: Conclusions and Unanswered Questions

Appendix A. Relatedness between Siblings and between Parents and Offspring

Appendix B. Estimation of Long-Distance Dispersal

Appendix C. Scientific Names of Birds

Literature Cited

Author Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 05. Mai 2020)

ISBN:

9780691209623

0691209626

OCLC:

1153515435